The Earth Sun Moon System

Color the Earth, Moon and Sun.  Then construct your Earth, Moon and Sun system by following the instructions provided.  

After you have constructed your system, position the system objects to simulate the following:

1. A Solar Eclipse.  Draw your system and label each part.

2. A Lunar Eclipse.  Draw your system and label each part.

Directions:

1. Color the earth, moon and the sun.
2. Cut out the patterns.
3. Connect the earth to the sun using a brad or paper fastener on the circle.
4. Connect the moon to the earth using a brad or paper fastener on the square shape.
5. Show the movement of the earth and moon by moving the earth around the sun and the moon around the earth.

Moon

Earth

Sun