KidsEclipse: TEACH the Astronomy

An explanation of a Total Solar Eclipse in a class plan
Welcome to the teaching area of our site. This section of our website is designed for the Kindergarten to Sixth grade student. Here you will learn what an eclipse is and why it happens.

We start with a lesson plan outline produced by an an elementary school teacher to guide children, with the help of their teacher or parent, through this spectacular and mystical celestial event.

Once you have your lesson plan, begin your journey through our learning section with...

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Astronomy and Space News

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BERESHEET: ISRAEL’S SPACEIL SHOOTS FOR THE MOON

BERESHEET: ISRAEL’S SPACEIL SHOOTS FOR THE MOON

Israel's SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)’s first lunar spacecraft, Beresheet (the Hebrew word for in the beginning), will begin a historic journey to the moon this month, when it launches from SpaceX Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The 180-kilogram spacecraft's launch is targeted for February 22, 2019. “After eight years of hard work, our dream has come true: We finally have a spacecraft,” said SpaceIL CEO Ido Anteby.

INSIGHT COMES TO MARS AFTER “SEVEN MINUTES OF TERROR”

INSIGHT COMES TO MARS AFTER “SEVEN MINUTES OF TERROR”

When your entire landing sequence is shorter than the time the radio signal travels from Mars to the Earth, InSight’s handlers suffered through “seven minutes of terror” until they could celebrate the success of landing on Mars.

PARKER SOLAR PROBE REPORTS GOOD STATUS AFTER CLOSE SOLAR APPROACH

PARKER SOLAR PROBE REPORTS GOOD STATUS AFTER CLOSE SOLAR APPROACH

Parker Solar Probe is alive and well after skimming by the Sun at just 15 million miles from our star’s surface. This is far closer than any spacecraft has ever gone — the previous record was set by Helios B in 1976 and broken by Parker on Oct. 29, 2018.

Japanese spacecraft arrives at asteroid to collect samples

Japanese spacecraft arrives at asteroid to collect samples

June 27, 2018 - Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft arrived at asteroid Ryugu Wednesday after a 3½-year journey to blow a crater in the rocky surface, collect samples and bring them back to Earth.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will be the first-ever mission to "touch" the Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will be the first-ever mission to "touch" the Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, about the size of a small car, will travel directly into our Sun's atmosphere about 4 million miles from the star's surface, closer than any manmade object has ever come to our home star.

Great American Eclipse 2017

Great American Eclipse 2017

Starburst through the craters of the moon herald the end of Totality in Murphy, North Carolina. The Great American Eclipse lived up to expectations.

Carhenge Eclipse

Tavon Boaman, from Ft. Collins, CO, worships the sun during the beginning phases of the solar eclipse at Carhenge, near Alliance, Nebraska. ©Chuck Bigger 2017