Curriculum
Science — First Preparatory
Unit 1: Matter
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Text lesson
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
The Moon reflects sunlight
The Moon reflects sunlight
- The Moon does not produce light of its own.
- It shines because it reflects the sunlight that falls on it.
- The Moon orbits the Earth once about every 27.3 days.
- The shape we see changes because its position relative to the Earth and the Sun changes, giving different phases:
| Comparison aspect | Main idea | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent | a small lit part of the Moon | smallpartMoon |
| Quarter | half of the Moon is lit | halfMoon |
| Full moon | the whole face of the Moon facing us is lit. It happens when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun | wholefacefacinghappens |
| • |
| phasesrepeateverydays |
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