Solar and Lunar Eclipses Poster

Anchor your eclipses unit with this classroom reference poster for NGSS MS-ESS1-1 and grades 6-8. A clear two-panel diagram shows the solar and lunar alignments side by side, so students can see at a glance that the only thing that changes is the order of the Sun, Moon, and Earth and which body casts the shadow.

Beneath the diagram, two fact columns compare the eclipses across the questions that matter: which object is in the middle, whose shadow falls, the Moon phase, what an observer sees, and who can see it. A keystone strip explains why we do not get an eclipse every month, capturing the tilted-orbit idea the standard targets. It makes a strong wall reference, word-wall companion, or print-and-go anchor chart.

The poster prints cleanly and works as a full-page handout for student notebooks too. Use it to introduce the unit and keep it posted through practice and assessment, alongside the rest of the eclipses resources.

• Side-by-side solar and lunar diagram
• Compare-and-contrast fact columns
• Aligned to NGSS MS-ESS1-1, grades 6-8