Hi Everyone,
I received the
message below at work today. It lists a number of
resources that are being made available by the National
Science Teacher's Association at their website. These may
be useful in our own outreach efforts, or for your own
learning. Please share as you see fit.
Ajay
From:
Andrew Fraknoi
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 9:13 AM
Subject: NSTA Has Eclipse Web Page with Useful
Materials
The 2023-24 U.S. school year offers the highly unusual opportunity to see TWO eclipses of the Sun – an annular (ring of fire) eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023 and a total eclipse on Apr. 8, 2024. Some 500 million people in North America will see at least a partial eclipse of the Sun each time.
To assist teachers, school administrators, and their students, the National Science Teaching Association is making available a rich variety of resources and guides about the eclipses. These are collected in a special eclipse page on the NSTA Website at http://www.nsta.org/eclipse
Among the materials available on this page are:
· Solar Eclipse Guide for Educators – Includes ways to find out what will happen at your location, background and teaching suggestions regarding the eclipses, and safe viewing strategies.
· Solar Eclipse Guide for Administrators – Includes key information school administrators will need, to encourage them to support students observing the eclipse, rather than forbid students go outside.
· Eclipse Handouts for Family and Friends – Two-page handouts for each eclipse that give the key facts about what happens during the eclipse and suggestions for safe viewing strategies.
· Eclipse Resources Collection – Guides to free eclipse-related activities; eclipse connections in fiction, films, music, and other fields; reliable eclipse websites, and more
Hakuto-R Image Showing Eclipse Spot on the Earth Apr. 20, 2023