Moon eclipse

  • Moon eclipse

    Goal of the experiment: Observation and experimentation eclipse phenomenon .
    Materials needed:Polystyrene balls representing the Earth , Moon and Sun, electric cable , bulb, electric current race .

    Steps of the experiment:

    1. Perform model of planet Earth , satellite Moon, the Sun star .
    2. Execute the rotation of the Earth and the revolution of the moon.
    3. Interposed moon ball between polystyrene balls representing the Earth and sun .

    4. Observe and describe the phenomenon of the eclipse created .

    The children learned about the rotation of the Earth around its axis . They have experienced the revolution 
    of the moon around the Earth. They noticed how we can create an eclipse .