LUNAR ECLIPSE PLANETARIUM ACTIVITY
Grades: High School
Subject: Lunar Eclipse
Description:
Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Angular velocity - calculating Earth's shadow in space
2. Measuring the approximate diameter of the moon - using live data
3. Creating a time sequence movie of the lunar eclipse
4. Calculating the distance to the moon - during Lunar eclipse, using simple mathematics principals
5. Measuring the diameter of the moon - during lunar eclipse
6. Why does the moon changes its color to red in visible wavelength during lunar eclipse?
Summary
Lunar eclipse characteristics and math. We will use similar triangles to measure the approximate size of different objects, indirectly, without touching them.
We will estimate the radius of the moon and the Earth's shadow on the moon's surface based on the radius of the Earth and the distance to the Moon.
Materials
Included hand book and online resources
Strategies for Diverse Learners
Booklet activities
Emerald Planetariums Technologies
Live-observatory-planetarium connection [L.O.P.C]
Planetarium simulation software MV2
PLANETARIUM 360 PROJECTION FULLDOME SYSTEMS
Links:
http://www.bareket-astro.com/en/astronomical-news/lunar-eclipse-experiements-a-activities.html
http://www.bareket-astro.com/en/astronomical-webcasts/total-lunar-eclipse-july-2018-live-with-nasa.html