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Solar Eclipse PowerPoint
Solar Eclipse PowerPoint
Solar Eclipse PowerPoint
Solar Eclipse PowerPoint
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"This was a very engaging and fun activity. The students were engaged, and it was easy to incorporate into my lessons. Thank you. "
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40-slide animated Solar Eclipse PowerPoint presentation on what happens and what to expect during a total, partial or annular eclipse of the sun. Explains the three shadows, the umbra, penumbra, and antumbra, how the moon must cross Earth's orbit, must be a new moon, and how a total eclipse must occur at its perigee or closest distance from Earth. Links to videos on how an eclipse works and how to make a pinhole viewer. Shows the path of the 2017 solar eclipse and the time it started to when it finished. Includes the path and times of the 2024 Great American Solar Eclipse. Describes how eclipses are predicted with the Saros cycle and shows students when the next eclipse over North America will be. (The next total eclipse visible from North America will be in 2045!)

Editable for your classroom needs. Made for wide screen. Includes an interactive 7-question quick quiz, a review slide you can use as an assessment with 11 questions and a key. Engaging and interactive. Great supplement to your astronomy unit or solar system study. Have fun learning about the solar eclipse! Common Core State Standards. CCSS:

CCSSCCRA.L.6 Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases. Please see full preview.

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Solar Eclipse PowerPoint

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What others say

"This was a very engaging and fun activity. The students were engaged, and it was easy to incorporate into my lessons. Thank you. "
star
Christina H.

Description

40-slide animated Solar Eclipse PowerPoint presentation on what happens and what to expect during a total, partial or annular eclipse of the sun. Explains the three shadows, the umbra, penumbra, and antumbra, how the moon must cross Earth's orbit, must be a new moon, and how a total eclipse must occur at its perigee or closest distance from Earth. Links to videos on how an eclipse works and how to make a pinhole viewer. Shows the path of the 2017 solar eclipse and the time it started to when it finished. Includes the path and times of the 2024 Great American Solar Eclipse. Describes how eclipses are predicted with the Saros cycle and shows students when the next eclipse over North America will be. (The next total eclipse visible from North America will be in 2045!)

Editable for your classroom needs. Made for wide screen. Includes an interactive 7-question quick quiz, a review slide you can use as an assessment with 11 questions and a key. Engaging and interactive. Great supplement to your astronomy unit or solar system study. Have fun learning about the solar eclipse! Common Core State Standards. CCSS:

CCSSCCRA.L.6 Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases. Please see full preview.

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Follow me HERE to get notified of updates, sales, free resources, and new products. All new products are 50% off for 48 hours.

© Deborah Hayes aka HappyEdugator. For classroom and homeschool use. Your purchase buys one license. You may purchase extra licenses at a discount.

Report this resource to TPT
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Rated 5 out of 5
May 2, 2025
This was a very engaging and fun activity. The students were engaged, and it was easy to incorporate into my lessons. Thank you.
Christina H.
1,166 reviews
Grades taught: 5th
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HappyEdugator
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May 2, 2025
I’m glad they enjoyed it! Thank you!
Rated 5 out of 5
January 12, 2022
Great resource! Thanks!
Kristie D.
1,019 reviews
Grades taught: 4th
HappyEdugator
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HappyEdugator
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Jan 13, 2022
Thank you so much!
Rated 5 out of 5
January 28, 2019
Great resource. Easy to understand. Thank you!
Karla Roeske
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555 reviews
HappyEdugator
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HappyEdugator
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Jan 29, 2019
Thank you!
Rated 5 out of 5
January 24, 2019
This was a great resource to use to teach about an Eclipse!
Anita Stiles
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59 reviews
HappyEdugator
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HappyEdugator
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Jan 24, 2019
Great! Thanks!
Rated 5 out of 5
July 14, 2018
Great resource from the images to the text to teach about a solar eclipse!
Kathleen M.
209 reviews
HappyEdugator
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HappyEdugator
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Jul 15, 2018
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Rated 5 out of 5
September 21, 2017
I used this with teen boys I teach in department of juvenile justice. They enjoyed this a pre-learning experience before the day of the eclipse. Thank you for such a good product.
Ann K.
5 reviews
HappyEdugator
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Sep 22, 2017
That's great! Thank you!
Rated 5 out of 5
August 20, 2017
Love it!
Linda B.
39 reviews
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Aug 20, 2017
Thank you!
Rated 5 out of 5
August 20, 2017
Great PowerPoint with animation of how the moon covers the sun and links to videos. Well done!
Deb W.
130 reviews
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Aug 20, 2017
Glad you like it! Thank you!

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Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
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