DIVISION OF GEN.

TRIAS CITY
Project ISuLAT Activity Sheets in Science
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Science 7 - Quarter 4 _ Week 8

Name: ____________________________________________ Grade/Section: ___________________

Teacher: __________________________________________ Score: ____________________________

Activity Sheet No. 6 – MELC 27: Explain How Solar and Lunar
Eclipse Occur Using Models

START UP
At the end of this worksheet, the learners will be able to:
1. describe eclipse.
2. differentiate solar eclipse from lunar eclipse
3. demonstrate how solar and lunar eclipse occur.

CAPTURE

Lunar Eclipse Solar Eclipse

Photo grabbed from: Photo grabbed from: https://time.com/4829265/total-
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Rob solar-eclipse-beauty-science/
otic_Exploration/Exploration/Total_lunar_eclipse_2019

● As the different members of the solar system move around the sun, they block the
light from the sun and form shadows. This means that planets have shadows, and
even their moons have shadows, too. But we cannot see the shadows that they
form because we are far from them. The only shadows that we can observe are the
shadows of the moon and earth. This phenomenon is known as ECLIPSE.
● Lunar eclipse happens when the moon moves through Earth’s shadow at full
moon. When the sun, moon and earth are not exactly aligned in the same plane
but are close it is called partial eclipse.
● In lunar eclipse, the Earth casts a shadow on the moon, causing the moon to go
dark.
● In a lunar eclipse, the moon comes in between Sun and Earth.
● During lunar eclipse, a full moon also occurs.
● On the other hand, solar eclipses happen when the moon is casting a shadow on
earth and blocking our view of the sun. When the moon is in just the right place
and at just the right distance to completely block the bright surface of the sun and
at the middle point of the eclipse this is called the total solar eclipse.

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● In a solar eclipse, the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth, causing the Earth to go
dark.
● In a solar eclipse, the earth comes between the Sun and Moon.
● During solar eclipse, a new moon also occurs.

INTEGRATE

Learning Task 1:

Directions: Read the short story below. Then, answer the questions about a Solar
Eclipse.

Total Solar Eclipse

On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America could see an eclipse of the Sun.
There is a path along 14 different states where a total solar eclipse could be viewed! This
means that the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth and blocks all of the Sun’s light.
The people in the path of a Total Solar Eclipse experience darkness for a couple minutes.
Isn’t that amazing?

The distance from the Earth to the Sun is about 400 times more than the distance
from the Earth to the Moon. Also, the diameter of the Sun is actually about 400 times
larger than the diameter of the Moon. This is why it looks like the Moon is the same size
as the Sun during a total solar eclipse. Wow, that is truly astonishing!

The last time the United States saw a total eclipse was in 1979. During an event
like a solar eclipse, it is important to never look directly at the Sun without protective
glasses and help from parents. Science can always be fun, especially when we are careful.

Resources: www.funteaching.com

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1. How many states could see the total solar eclipse?

_______________________________________________________________________________

2. When was the last time U.S. saw a total solar eclipse?

_______________________________________________________________________________

3. The distance from the Earth to the Sun is about ____________ times more than
the distance from the Earth to the _____________________. Also, the diameter of the
__________________ is about 400 times larger than the Moon.

4. How can you stay safe during an eclipse?

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Learning Task 2:

Make a Venn diagram showing the difference between solar and lunar eclipse based on
what you have learned in capture.

Solar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse

Similarities

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ENRICH

Performance Task No. 4

Directions: Make an illustrative model of Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse.

NOTE: Make sure you will draw the correct position of earth, moon and sun in each
eclipse.

RUBRICS:
Criteria 5 4 3 2
Shows better Shows good Shows fair Shows poor
1. Content understanding of understanding understanding understanding
the concept of the concept of the concept of the concept
Shows Shows fair Shows little Shows poor
2. Creativity expressiveness of expressiveness expressiveness expressiveness
imagination of imagination of imagination of imagination
The drawing is The drawing is The drawing is
3. Clarity The drawing
easy to somehow hardly makes-
makes-sense
understand makes-sense sense
4. Visual Moderately
Very pleasing to Pleasing to the Not pleasing to
Appeal pleasing to the
the eyes eyes the eyes.
eyes
Possible Highest Score: 20
Possible Lowest Score: 8

References:
Asuncion, A. et al, Science 7 Learner’s Material, pp 340-363
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/18/d0/ea/18d0ea3c78e3d2425e3eb7459e59b46
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