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Languages of Solar Eclipse Postcard

An image of an eclipsed Sun with multiple translations for the words: Sun, Moon, Earth, Solar Eclipse, and Shadow.
Solar eclipse terms in six languages on a composite image of the 2017 total eclipse.
Keon Gibson
Levels
  • Introductory (K-5)
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Article/Informative Text
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.1 – The Sun is really big…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
  • PS2 - Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Heliophysics Topics
  • Solar Eclipse
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

An informational postcard with details about solar eclipses, including a lexicon with different eclipse-related terms in six different languages. Send this postcard to everyone you know and tell them about how cool solar eclipses are using multilingual vocabulary.