Learning Eclipses with Oreo Biscuits
The students were
quite amazed to see me with Oreo biscuits in my hand this morning. They were
even more amazed when I called them to a table and asked them to gather around
and watch me eat the biscuits. What they did not realize was that they were
about to be introduced to Lunar Eclipse through Oreo biscuits. I broke the
biscuits apart and ate part of the white cream on them carefully to create
Crescent Moons and Gibbous Moons in their waxing and waning states. Then I laid
them in front of the kids and they were quick to identify them as the phases of
the moon. We had a class discussion on the phases of the moon and how Lunar
Eclipse takes place.
I also explained the concept of day and night to them
using a torch light and a globe.
I asked the kids if
they knew of another similar phenomenon and they knew I was talking about Solar
Eclipse. It was good fun having a discussion and making our understanding
clearer. This was followed by the viewing of a video which helped the students
understand the Lunar and Solar Eclipses better.
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