ECLIPSES

for Science Grade 7

Quarter 4 / Week 6

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 FOREWORD

The Department of Education through the Bureau of

Curriculum Development Curriculum Standards
Development Division has crafted the Most Essential
Learning Competencies (MELCS) for teachers to address
the needs and demands brought about by the
pandemic.

This self-learning kit will help learners understand why

eclipses occur. This will serve as an aid for them to grasp a
deeper understanding on how and why do solar and
lunar eclipses happen and illustrate its occurrence using
models.

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 OBJECTIVES:
K - Define solar eclipse and lunar eclipse
respectively.
S - Illustrate using models the position of the Sun-
Moon-Earth during a solar and lunar eclipse.
A – Relate the occurrence of eclipses to the beliefs
and practices of the elders

LEARNING COMPETENCY:
Explain how solar and lunar eclipses occur using
models. (S7ES-IVj11)

I. WHAT HAPPENED

PRE-ACTIVITIES/PRE-TEST:

Direction: Multiple Choice: Choose the letter that

corresponds to your answer then write it in your notebook.

1. For a solar eclipse to occur, the alignment must be:

a. Earth-Sun-Moon c. Sun-Moon-Earth
b. Moon-Earth-Sun d. None of these
2. For a lunar eclipse to happen, the alignment must be:
a. Earth-Sun-Moon c. Sun-Moon-Earth
b. Moon-Earth-Sun d. None of these
3. A total solar eclipse is visible from:
a. Only within the moon`s penumbra.
b. All over the earth.
c. Only within the moon`s umbra.
d. Only the dark side of the earth.
4. During a total lunar eclipse, the moon is in earth`s:
a. Orbit b. corona c. Penumbra d. Umbra
5. The darkest part of the moon`s shadow is called:
a. Umbra b. Penumbra c. Orbit d. axis

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II. WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

How Do Eclipses Happen?

The center of the solar system is the Sun and it gives off light.
As the planets revolve around it, they block the light coming from
the Sun and form shadows. Thus, the planets and even their
moons have shadows also. But these shadows are not visible by us
since the earth is very far from other planets. What we can only
see is the shadow of the moon and the earth. We also learned
that as the earth revolves around the Sun, the moon also revolves
around it.

To this effect, different phenomena happens on earth; and

one of these is the occurrence of eclipses. There are two types of
eclipses:
SOLAR ECLIPSE AND LUNAR ECLIPSE.

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The figure above shows that the moon is in between the Sun
and the Earth. When this happens, the moon casts a shadow on
Earth and blocks our view of the Sun.

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Activity 1: Finding the Shadow

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Guide questions:

1. Look at the figure above. Examine the shadow of the moon

that falls on earth. What have you noticed? Write your
observation below.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

2. Based on the above illustration, what do you think is:

a. Umbra - ________________________________________
b. Penumbra - _____________________________________

In a solar eclipse, the Moon is aligned between the Sun and

the Earth. Because the Moon is smaller than the Earth, the
shadow of the Moon never covers the Earth completely.

The Moon’s shadow is composed of two sides; one side is

darker than the other. The lighter side of the Moon’s shadow is
called Penumbra, while the darker side, which is actually the
inner side of the shadow is called Umbra.

When someone is standing within the Umbra, the Moon

blocks the entire Sun and a Total Solar Eclipse is viewed. But

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 when somebody is standing within the penumbra, this person
views a Partial Solar Eclipse.

When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, a Lunar
Eclipse happens. When the entire Moon is within the Umbra, it will
look totally dark and a Total Lunar Eclipse happens. But when the
Moon passes only through a part of the umbra, a Partial Lunar
Eclipse will be observed. Only a part of the Moon appears to be
dark while the rest will be lighter.

We have learned before that it takes one month for the

Moon to complete its revolution around the Earth. Given this fact,
how come we don’t experience a monthly eclipse? In reality, it
does not occur every month. There are only about three solar
eclipses and three lunar eclipses in a year. They do not
happen every month because the Earth's orbit around the sun
is not in the same plane as the Moon's orbit around the Earth. Only
when the Moon is crossing the plane of the Earth's orbit just as it is
lining up with the Earth and Sun, will an eclipse occur.

Activity 2: How Do Eclipses Happen?

Guide questions:

1. Illustrate and describe the following:

a. Solar Eclipse
b. Lunar Eclipse

2. When does a Total Solar Eclipse happens?

3. When does a Partial Lunar Eclipse occur?

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III. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Direction: Fill in the missing words in the paragraph below to

create a complete idea on how eclipses happen.

An 1.) ____________ occurs when the moon moves into

a position of direct alignment with the Sun and the Earth. There
are two types of eclipses, Solar and Lunar Eclipses. A solar eclipse
happens when the 2.) ____________ comes directly between the
Sun and the Earth. When an observer on Earth is standing within
the 3.) _____________ of the Moon’s shadow, this person will
observe a total solar eclipse. But when he is standing within the 4.)
_______, of the shadow of the moon, he experiences a partial solar
eclipse. 5.) _____________ eclipse happens when the Earth is
between the Sun and the Moon. For somebody standing within
the umbra, the Moon blocks the entire Sun and a 6.) ___________ is
observed. But when that somebody is standing within the
penumbra, he experiences a partial solar eclipse.

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EVALUATION/POST TEST:

Direction: Multiple Choice: Choose the letter that corresponds to

your answer then write it in your notebook.

1. The darkest part of the moon`s shadow is called:

a. Umbra b. Penumbra c. Orbit d. axis

2. A total solar eclipse is visible from:

a. Only within the moon`s penumbra.
b. All over the earth.
c. Only within the moon`s umbra.
d. Only the dark side of the earth.

3. For a solar eclipse to occur, the alignment must be:

a. Earth-Sun-Moon c. Sun-Moon-Earth
b. Moon-Earth-Sun d. None of these

4. For a lunar eclipse to happen, the alignment must be:

a. Earth-Sun-Moon c. Sun-Moon-Earth
b. Moon-Earth-Sun d. None of these

5. During a total lunar eclipse, the moon is in earth`s:

a. Orbit b. corona c. Penumbra d. Umbra

6. How does solar eclipse happen?

a. When the shadows of the Earth and Moon are cast in
space.
b. When the Moon comes directly between the Sun and
the Earth.
c. When the shadows of the Moon and Earth is neither too
high nor
too low.
d. When the Sun is on the opposite side of the Earth and
the Moon.

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7. Which of the following statement is true about umbra and
penumbra?
I. Umbra and penumbra are two types of seasons.
II. Umbra and penumbra are two types of
shadows.
III. Umbra is the darker inner area, while penumbra
is the lighter outer area.
IV. Umbra is the lighter inner area, while penumbra
is the darker outer area.
a. I and II only c. I and IV only
b. III and IV only d. II and III only

8. Eclipses do not occur every month because the orbit of the

moon is:
a. Round b. tilted c. straight d. angled

9. There are about how many solar eclipses and lunar eclipses in a
year?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5

10. Which letter in the diagram below shows the position of the
Moon during a solar eclipse?

a. A b. B c. C d. D

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 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF NEGROS ORIENTAL

SENEN PRISCILLO P. PAULIN, CESO V

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FAY C. LUAREZ, TM, Ed.D., Ph.D.

OIC - Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
Acting CID Chief

NILITA L. RAGAY, Ed.D.

OIC - Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

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Education Program Supervisor – (LRMDS)

ARNOLD R. JUNGCO
PSDS – Division Science Coordinator

MARICEL S. RASID
Librarian II (LRMDS)

ELMAR L. CABRERA
PDO II (LRMDS)

EVELYN C. VENTOLERO
Writer

RAFAEL REX B. FELISILDA

Illustrator/Lay-out Artist
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 SYNOPSIS

Eclipses happen when the

Moon aligns with the Sun and
Earth. Different beliefs and
practices of men are
associated with its occurrence.
Many of these older ideas
about the causes and effects
of eclipses are replaced by
detailed explanation, however
there are still other older ideas
which remains to be
resistant for replacement by
the more scientifically correct
explanation,
thus, remain to be called as
myths.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Evelyn Carido Ventolero is a BSED-

General Science graduate of Silliman
University in the year 2000. She is a
Secondary School Teacher III handling
Earth Science subject at Mabinay
National High School.

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