Moon Phase and Solar Eclipse

by: Page Keeley and Cary Sneider

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ understanding of the Earth- Sun-Moon system well enough to explain the causes of Moon phases and solar eclipses and how these two phenomena are related.

Grade Levels

Elementary High School Middle School

Topics

5E Assessment Astronomy Earth & Space Science Earth in the solar system Science and Engineering Practices

Details

Type Book ChapterPub Date 3/23/2012Stock # PB307X_20

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