In a couple of days (December 21) there will be a lunar eclipse. Chances are you won’t be with your students during the eclipse, but you can still work the event into your classroom through Hey What’s That? Hey What’s That? uses the Google Earth Plugin to create a simulation of the lunar eclipse. Using the simulation’s timeline slider you can see how the sky should look at different times during the lunar eclipse.

H/T to Google Maps Mania.

Applications for Education
The simulation available on Hey What’s That? could be a nice visual aid to help students understand how a lunar eclipse occurs. The simulation allows students to flip and spin the globe which could help them see why not all people on the Earth will see the eclipse.

Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
Solar Eclipse Simulation in Google Earth
NASA eClips – Educational Videos for K-12 Students
Explore Google Sky