Most Essential

Learning Competency
Explain how solar and
lunar eclipses occur using
models. (S7ES-IVj11)
OBJECTIVES:
1. RELATE the formation of
shadows to the occurrence
of eclipses
2. Differentiate Solar
Eclipse and Lunar
Eclipse.
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When an OPAQUE object obstructs a
light source, the object cast a shadow.
The shadow will obscure or darken
the object on which it falls.
The distance of the object from
the light source influences the
size of its shadow
When an object is nearer to
the light source, its shadow
will show up big. Yet, when
it is away from the light
source, its shadow is smaller.
Occurrence of shadow is an
ordinary phenomenon that
we experience
everyday.Shadow can be
anywhere.
How about in the
outer space ?

Are shadows
formed there too?
How can you tell
when you are in
Earth?
While earth revolve
around the sun, the
moon also revolves
around the earth.
The revolution
of moon to the
Earth produces
other
phenomena.
Can you guess this
phenomenon
MYTHS about ECLIPSES
MITO - kumpol ng mga tradisyunal na
kwento, mga kuwento na binubuo ng isang
partikular na relihiyon o paniniwala.
Karaniwang tinatalakay ng mga kuwentong
mito ang mga Diyos at nagbibigay ng mga
paliwanag tungkol sa likas na kaganapan.
 In Bagobo myth, the minokawa is
responsible for the lunar eclipse. It was
believed that this island-sized bird
always tried to swallow the moon. To
discourage it from consuming the moon
completely, the people would make
loud noise.

 Its abode is somewhere outside the

eastern sky (probably space). This
gargantuan bird has a beak and talons of
steel, eyes like mirrors, and tough sharp
feathers.
BAKUNAWA
What is an eclipse?
 Aneclipse occurs any time
something passes in front of the
Sun, blocking its light. This can be
the Earth or the Moon.
Solar and Lunar
Eclipses
Activity 2: Lunar or Solar?
Put the number for each statement into the correct location on the Venn Diagram to compare and contrast Solar and
Lunar Eclipse.

1. Moon is between Earth and the Sun

2. The Sun, Earth, Moon line up
3. View of the sun is blocked in the Earth
4. Moons turns dark red
5. Suns look black
6. Happened only during new moon
7. Caused by the moo’s orbit around the earth
8. Happens only during a full moo
9. Earths between sun and moon
10.Moon is in the earth’s shadow
1. Moon is between Earth and the Sun

1
2.The Sun, Earth, Moon line up
earth’s shadow

2 1
3.View of the sun is blocked in the Earth

3 2 1
4.Moons turns dark red

3 4 2 1
5. Suns look black

3 4 2 1 5
6.Happened only during new moon

3 4 2 1 5

6
7.Caused by the moon’s orbit around the earth

3 4 2 1 5
7
6
8. Happens only during a full moon

3 4 2 1 5
7
8
9. Earths between sun and moon

3 4 2 1 5
9
10Moon is in the earth’s shadow

3 4 2 1 5
9
10
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Types of Lunar Eclipses
 Total Lunar Eclipse – when the Moon passes completely into the Umbra, or
total shadow of the Earth.
 Partial Lunar Eclipse – Occur when the Moon does not fully move into the
Umbra.
 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse – When the moon passes only through the
penumbra, or partial shadow. They are barely visible.
Is there more than 1 kind of eclipse?
 Yes!! There are lunar and solar eclipses.
 Lunar Eclipse- When the Earth casts a shadow on the moon, causing the
moon to go dark.
Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and casts a shadow on the
Moon (Full Moon)
 Solar Eclipse- When the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth, causing the sun
to go dark.
The Moon comes between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow on
part of Earth (New Moon)
Lunar Eclipses
 The Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, blocking th Sun’s light,
and causing the moon to glow red.
Umbra – The dark inner portion of
the shadow cone.
Penumbral – the lighter outer portion
of the shadow.
Total Lunar Eclipse – when the Moon passes completely
into the Umbra, or total shadow of the Earth.
Partial Lunar Eclipse – Occur when the
Moon does not fully move into the
Umbra
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse – When the moon
passes only through the penumbra, or partial
shadow. They are barely visible.
Types of Solar Eclipses
 Total Solar Eclipse – can only occur if you are at
the exact spot within the moon’s umbra (which
isn’t very big).
 Partial
Solar Eclipse – Visible is you are in the
penumbra of the shadow. Only some of the
moon will be shadowed.
 Annular Eclipse – occurs when the moon is
farthest from the Earth in its orbit. This makes
the moon look smaller, so during the eclipse
you see an outer ring of light from the Sun.
Total Solar Eclipse – can only occur if
you are at the exact spot within the
moon’s umbra (which isn’t very big).
Partial Solar Eclipse – Visible if you are
in the penumbra of the shadow. Only
some of the moon will be shadowed.
Annular Eclipse – occurs when the moon is farthest from the
Earth in its orbit. This makes the moon look smaller, so during
the eclipse you see an outer ring of light from the Sun.
How often do Eclipses Happen?

 That depends!! Lunar Eclipses happen more often than Solar Eclipses.
 Why? Well everyone who is experiencing nighttime during a lunar eclipse
can see it.
 But you have to be at the exact spot on Earth to see a Solar Eclipse.
 The spot on Earth is so small, that the same place only sees a Solar Eclipse
every 350 years!!
Why Don’t We See Lunar
Eclipses More Often?
 Well, lunar eclipses don’t happen everyday because the
Moon’s orbit is tilted. So, during most months, the
Moon is above or below the Earth.
Eclipse Seasons

 Syzygy- The times where the Moon, the Earth, and the
Sun line up perfectly for an eclipse.