Eclipse 2015
The 20th March 2015 was a really special date when we got to experience a partial solar eclipse. Wow! This phenomenon is quite rare and the next solar eclipse will not occur until 2026!
So what happens in a solar eclipse? Well, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. Those of you who wore your special glasses will have seen a change in the shape and size of the sun as the moon passed through. You should have also noticed a change in the temperature and it became a bit darker outside.
We also completed a range of solar eclipse activities including compiling a glossary of vocabulary related to the eclipse, creating a chalk eclipse picture and illustrating a comic strip about the Viking myth of how the eclipse began. What a busy day!
