Tuesday, April 2, 2024

🌚 Get ready for next week's total solar eclipse! 🌞

Read our guide to watch on April 8! 📆 

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Teachable Moment: The Science of Solar Eclipses and How to Watch With NASA

On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will grace the skies. It's a celestial event you won't want to miss.

Discover how to watch safely and where the solar eclipse will be visible, plus explore ways to engage in eclipse science with NASA. Click the button to read more in our Teachable Moment article – plus, explore our learning and teaching resources below.

 

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Student Project

Student Project: How to Make a Pinhole Camera

Student Project | Grades K-12

How to Make a Pinhole Camera

*Now with a free printable pinhole viewer designed to look like the SunRISE spacecraft

 

Educator Guides

Lesson: Moon Phases

Lesson | Grades 1-6

Moon Phases

Lesson: Model a Solar Eclipse

Lesson | Grades 1-8

Model a Solar Eclipse

Lesson: Measuring Solar Energy During an Eclipse
Lesson: Modeling the Earth-Moon System

Lesson | Grades 6-8

Modeling the Earth-Moon System

Math Problem: Epic Eclipse

Math Problem | Grades 6-12

Epic Eclipse

Math Problem: Eclipsing Enigma

Math Problem | Grades 7-12

Eclipsing Enigma

 

Citizen Science

App: NASA GLOBE Observer App

MORE RESOURCES FROM NASA

2024 Total Solar Eclipse
2024 Eclipse: Where and When

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