Students will be able to:
• describe the Moon's rotation on a tilted axis and its revolution around the Earth
• recognise that eclipses are caused by the alignment of Sun, Earth, and Moon
• distinguish between solar and lunar eclipses
• identify positions in the Moon’s orbit that will produce an eclipse
• use an Earth-Moon animated model to explain why eclipses are rare events.
Learners are guided through a series of structured tasks where
they interact with a model of the Earth and the Moon. They can
position the Moon to different points of its orbit around the
Earth.
Learners manipulate the model to explore relationships between
the Earth, the Sun and the Moon to answer multiple choice
questions or to manipulate the model to set up a nominated
event or situation.
Students
"I thought it was a fun and helpful program."
"I thought I really connected with the prototype and know what
I am doing."
"I thought it was very informative and straight to the point.
No problems encountered."
Teachers
Both Grade 5 teachers thought that the material was excellent
and perfect for the task.
"He was thoroughly engaged and was fascinated with the animations."
"She really enjoyed the experience, particularly the animations."
"She was completely engaged while answering the questions through the instructions and diagrams."
