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itunesU: Teachers Domain : WBGH: Grades 6-8: solar eclipses and total solar eclipse animation videos.

I just finished watching the solar eclipse videos on ituneU. As a future teacher these videos are great for showing in class. The eclipse videos explain that because our moon is 400x smaller than the sun and that the moon is 400x farther from the sun it cast a shadow on the earth when the moon lines up between the sun and the Earth perfectly. The shadow that it cast only falls on a particular area and it only happens for a short period of time.

These videos are particully helpfull for a teacher to be able to visually explain what a solar eclipse is and for the student to understand how they work. The ones that i viewed were on a 6-8th grade level so that students at that age would easily be able to understand what was being shown to them

This video cast is an great tool to be able to use in the class room and explore things without having to check out a video and get the TV system rolled into the class room. Now you can pull it up on the internet or itunesU and let the class view it!