Solar Eclipse 2024
Solar Eclipse 2024
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Welcome to the Landing Page for the April 8th Solar Eclipse. As exciting of an event as it is, it's also equally as important to be able to explain it to students.
I like to take a very simple approach with eclipses. You can describe an eclipse as a "blocking" of an object. And the object that is being blocked is the adjective in front of the eclipse. In the case of a Solar Eclipse, the sun is going to be blocked by the moon. And a Lunar Eclipse? I'll leave you to answer that yourself.
Definitions and Details of April 8th
Definitions and Details of April 8th
There are three different types of Solar Eclipses:
Total Solar Eclipse: When the Moon completely covers the Sun, blocking out its light.
Partial Solar Eclipse: When the Moon only covers part of the Sun, creating a partial shadow on Earth.
Annular Solar Eclipse: When the Moon is farthest from Earth in its orbit and appears smaller, resulting in a ring-like appearance around the Sun.
The exciting part is that the Total Solar Eclipse will actually graze New York. From around 3:20 PM to 3:30 PM EDT, you'll be able to see the most blocking of the Sun. During the school day, however, you might opt to play the Total Solar Eclipse Live Stream below which is going to be observing the event out of Texas (2:30 PM to 3:00 PM EDT). For safety and other facts, please also consider going to the NASA page below.
Cultural and Historical Significance
Cultural and Historical Significance
Eclipse Slide Deck
Eclipse Slide Deck
Free Eclipse Coloring Pages
Free Eclipse Coloring Pages
eclipse.coloring.total_.dog_.pdfcol-solecl.pdfFree Eclipse Word Searches
Free Eclipse Word Searches
eclipse-word-search.pdfSolar-Eclipse-Printables.pdfTotal Eclipse of the Sun (Poetry Activity)
Total Eclipse of the Sun (Poetry Activity)
Hilary Peddicore at NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is having students draw, paint, or digitally create pictures that describe scenes in the poem (linked in both English and Spanish Below)
Poem_Activity-English.pdfPoem_Activity-Spanish.pdfArticles, Animals, and Other Strange Things
Articles, Animals, and Other Strange Things
When things get dark during a total solar eclipse, animals start to do interesting things. Check out the Eclipse Soundscape project to take observations of how animals respond to the eclipse in your area.
Eclipses can create some great images of beads as well as solar flares. Here's a list of 10 things to look out for if you're observing the eclipse.
Scientists plan to observe animals during eclipse to see how they react (NewsELA Article and Prompts, Middle School)
eclipse-animals-33776-article_write_prompt_quiz_and_answers-2000001280_339_341.pdfTSE24-Total-Solar-Eclipse-Basics.pdf030924-FullGuide.pdfPage updated
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