Spring & Neap Tides (50x70cm)
Description
The “Spring & Neap Tides (50x70cm)” chart is an educational poster illustrating the differences between spring tides and neap tides, as well as the astronomical positioning that causes them, designed for classroom and academic use.
Description
Size: 50 × 70 cm.
Material: Laminated on both sides for durability and fitted with plastic rollers for easy wall mounting. Printed in multicolor, often available in English and Hindi.
Content Features:
Contains diagrams explaining spring and neap tides through the positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
Shows that spring tides occur when the Earth, Sun, and Moon are aligned (during full and new moon), resulting in the highest high tides and lowest low tides due to the combined gravitational pull.
Illustrates that neap tides happen when the Sun and Moon are at right angles (first and third quarter moons), leading to lower tidal ranges because their gravitational pulls partially cancel each other out.
Uses arrows and simple illustrations to clarify tidal bulges and respective lunar phases.
Designed for visual clarity, suitable for teaching a wide age range.
Educational Value
Helps students understand the cause of tidal patterns and how the relative positions of the sun, moon, and earth affect ocean levels.
Explains fundamental concepts needed in geography, oceanography, and navigational sciences.
Aids curriculum topics on lunar cycles, earth-moon-sun relationships, and natural phenomena.
This chart is an essential tool for visually teaching tidal cycles and lunar influences in earth science education.
Specifications
| Model No. | N-C182 |
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