Paper Plate Education
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Total Lunar Eclipse, February 20-21, 2008
Before
or after the eclipse, try some lunar activities (below)
with your friends, family, or classmates.
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Feb 20-21, 2008(EST=Eastern Standard Time) (Penumbral* Eclipse Begins: 19:36 EST) *The penumbral eclipse portion is difficult to discern, as the shadow is very subtle.
Illustrations are excerpted from and enlarged at http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/OHfigures/OH2008-Fig02.pdf courtesy of Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC.
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Try these moon-related activities at home or in school.
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The Lunar Eclipse activity differentiates between the fainter outer shadow (penumbra) and the darker inner shadow (umbra). The human eye can usually only discern the darker umbra. |
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Make and share a plateful of tasty reminders of the changing lunar shape with Oreo Moon Phases. |
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Make a Satellite Tracking Bowl to predict satellite passes the night of the eclipse. |
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Create models of the Lunar Surface using clay. |
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Make a Moon Finder to track the moon for any date or time, given any phase. |
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Read Goodnight Moon, then discover at Bad Moons Rising why hidden nuggets within Clement Hurd's illustrations make it such a great book. |
For additional information through Penn- Harris- Madison Schools, visit the PHM Planetarium & Air/Space Museum in Mishawaka, IN.
For eclipse details see Fred Espenak's site at http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html.
For lunar eclipses in general, see http://www.space.com/fullmoonfever/.
Kids, wear reflectors and bright clothing when you are outside at night so drivers can see you.
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For Girl Scout Brownies in the audience, see also the Try-It on page 97 entitled "What's an Eclipse?"