Professor Nakamura patiently waited for his students to arrive, closing the door behind them once all of them had entered. “Welcome back fifth years,” he greeted before launching straight into the lesson. “Solar eclipses – it is the name given to when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, the moon casting a shadow onto the Earth. This can only happen during a new moon but doesn’t happen every new moon. Otherwise, we all would be accustomed to seeing them, wouldn’t we?” He smiled brightly. “When you stand in the line of totality, the moon completely blocks out the sun.”
“Moving on, we will now talk about lunar eclipses. Generally speaking, a lunar eclipse is when the Earth blocks the light of the sun and casts a shadow on the moon. There are three different types: the penumbral eclipse, the partial lunar eclipse, and the total lunar eclipse.” Professor Nakamura paused to let everyone catch up with their notes. “The total lunar eclipse is known for its bright red colouring. Now, what does this have to do with witches and wizards? These aren’t subjects taught in this class but you might have heard in other classes that certain plants harvested at an eclipse have different magical properties. Now, you do have homework this week, which I hope you’ll all hand in next lesson, but that’s it for tonight. See you next class!” Professor Nakamura said, dismissing the students. He was sure some were disappointed not to use the telescopes this week but the theory was important.
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Roleplay the lesson.
Three options for homework for extra credit (choose only one):
Option 1: Research and write an essay on Solar Eclipses (150-300 words is acceptable)
Option 2: Write a journal entry of your character watching a solar eclipse (150-300 words is acceptable)
Option
Make your own graphic of a solar OR lunar eclipse, find out about the parts and label them and add some detail.
“Moving on, we will now talk about lunar eclipses. Generally speaking, a lunar eclipse is when the Earth blocks the light of the sun and casts a shadow on the moon. There are three different types: the penumbral eclipse, the partial lunar eclipse, and the total lunar eclipse.” Professor Nakamura paused to let everyone catch up with their notes. “The total lunar eclipse is known for its bright red colouring. Now, what does this have to do with witches and wizards? These aren’t subjects taught in this class but you might have heard in other classes that certain plants harvested at an eclipse have different magical properties. Now, you do have homework this week, which I hope you’ll all hand in next lesson, but that’s it for tonight. See you next class!” Professor Nakamura said, dismissing the students. He was sure some were disappointed not to use the telescopes this week but the theory was important.
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Roleplay the lesson.
Three options for homework for extra credit (choose only one):
Option 1: Research and write an essay on Solar Eclipses (150-300 words is acceptable)
Option 2: Write a journal entry of your character watching a solar eclipse (150-300 words is acceptable)
Option
Make your own graphic of a solar OR lunar eclipse, find out about the parts and label them and add some detail.