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THE OAKWOOD MONTESSORI SCHOOL

WEEKLY LESSON PLAN


Summer Term
Class: Year 6
Week: 2
Date: Monday 26TH April - 30th April, 2021.
Subjects: Science
Topic: Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Objective: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to
a. Define eclipses and state the different types of eclipses.
b. Sketch the images to show solar and lunar eclipses.
Materials Needed: videos, pictures, cardboard
Procedure:
1. The teacher invites the pupils to the work center. (2 minutes)
2. Starter: Draw the phases of the moon. (5 minutes)
3. As a review of the previous topic, the teacher asks the pupils to give
one sentence each about the topic. (7 minutes)
4. The teacher introduces the new topic as Eclipses. The teacher explains
that an eclipse occurs when one object in space blocks an observer
from seeing another object in space. An eclipse involves three space
objects temporarily lining up in a row.
5. The teacher explains the two types of eclipse.
 Solar Eclipse: Solar eclipse happens when the Moon moves
between Earth and the Sun. When this happens, the Moon
gradually blocks out the light from the Sun. If the Sun and Moon
line up perfectly in the sky, we call it a total solar eclipse.
 Lunar Eclipse: This is called a lunar eclipse. It happens when the
Moon is exactly on the opposite side of the Earth to the Sun. The
Moon then passes through the Earth's shadow. But some sunlight
is able to pass through the Earth's atmosphere and reach the
Moon, giving it an orange colour.
6. The teacher simulates the solar eclipse.
The teacher grabs a flashlight, a Styrofoam ball, and some string. Hang
the ball in front of a wall and shine the flashlight so you can see the
ball's shadow on the wall. With that explain the different types of solar
eclipse.
7. The teacher explains the different types of solar and lunar eclipse.
8. The teacher concludes the lesson by saying; today we were able to
learn about the solar and lunar eclipse.

Age: 10-11 years

Control of error: Pupils could find it difficult describing the concept.

GUIDED/INDEPENDENT PRACTICES: Independent

GROUP/INDIVIDUAL EXERCISES: Individual

REFLECTION: The objectives of the lesson were met.

EXTENSION: Pupils copy their note.

Class work

1. What is a solar eclipse?


2. Why do eclipses occur?
3. True or False: Looking directly at the Sun during a solar eclipse can
damage your eyes.
4. When the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon, what type of eclipse is
formed?
5. What do we call the area of a solar eclipse where the Moon covers the
Sun, but the outline of the Sun can still be seen?
(Total, Partial, Annular)

6. What do we call the area of a solar eclipse where only a portion of the
Moon is in front of the Sun?

(Total, Partial, Annular)


7. Lunar Eclipse can only occur during the __________ moon.
Eclipses
 An eclipse occurs when one object in space blocks an
observer from seeing another object in space.
 There are two main types of eclipses: solar eclipses and
lunar eclipses.
 In a solar eclipse, the moon moves between the Earth
and the Sun. When this happens, part of the Sun’s light
is blocked. The sky slowly gets dark as the moon moves
in front of the Sun.
 A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth moves between
the Sun and the moon, blocking part of the Sun’s light
from reaching the moon. During a lunar eclipse, you will
see the Earth’s shadow on the moon.
 Lunar eclipses can only occur during a full moon. Solar
eclipses can only occur during a new moon.
 There are three types of lunar eclipses: total lunar
eclipses and partial lunar eclipses and Penumbra lunar
eclipses.
 There are three types of solar eclipses: Total Solar
Eclipse., Partial Solar Eclipse and Annular Solar Eclipse.
 Eclipses come with a drop in temperature and a change
in wind speed and direction.
 The moon casts two shadows on Earth. The first shadow
is called the umbra. This shadow gets smaller as it
reaches the Earth. It is the dark center of the moon’s
shadow. The second shadow is called the penumbra. The
penumbra gets larger as it reaches Earth.

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