Activities
DIY (Do It Yourself)
This version uses two pieces of white card stock, aluminum foil, tape, and a pin or paper clip. Because you can hold the two pieces of paper at different distances from one another, you can make the image bigger.
Looking for a fun project? After building this version, kids can decorate it. Each child or group will ned a cereal (or other) box, aluminum foil, white card stock, scissors, and tape. For decorating, they'll need paper to cover the box and markers or crayons.
Take a break from the serious stuff. With shaving cream and food coloring, kids create a beautiful work of art.
How does a solar eclipse affect UV light? Just purchase a bag of plastic UV beads and some elastic. Let kids string and tie bracelets. Before the eclipse, they can see how sunlight affects the beads. Then on the day of the eclipse, they can see if there's any difference.
String
Give each student about one foot of elastic string. Have them tie it to a pen or pencil (with multiple loops) and string 20-25 UV beads.
Tie
Tie the ends together, looping many times. The knot will not stay together, so an adult may add a dot of hot glue. Keep some string loose.
Add Sun
Inside, the beads stay white. However, as soon as they meet the Sun, this happens!