What Causes an Eclipse of the Sun?

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

Exit tickets are a form of assessment that are often used informally to assess how well students grasped a lesson, what ...

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...

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Geography Activities for Middle School

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Geography Activities for Middle School

Help students explore the world and develop their geography knowledge with this packet of geography activities for middl...

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What Are Galaxies?

Identify and compare the characteristics of an elliptical, an irregular, and a spiral galaxy to complete the table in th...

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Key Term Review: The Sun and Other Stars

Correctly define terms related to the Sun and other stars to solve this word puzzle.

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What Are Constellations?

Explore patterns in the sky with this worksheet about constellations.

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What Causes an Eclipse of the Moon?

In this review of what causes a lunar eclipse, students will identify the motions of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon and an...

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Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2005 - 2015

Note: The day of an eclipse is given in Universal Time (U.T.

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Eclipses in Literature

The astrological phenomenon known as a solar eclipse has intrigued wordsmiths from the earliest ages of humanity.

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