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PHOTO CREDIT: Nadene Klein at Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite National Park
In 2017 I arranged an all school viewing event of the eclipse that was 90%. So why not just hit "replay" for the 2024 eclipse? There are two reasons. First, I have a new principle who wanted us to have educational activities for the whole school while outside during the viewing. Second, I wasn't go to be there. I had plans to travel to Fort Worth, TX to view the 100% totality rather than the 65% in Colorado.
So what was the best solution, the best new plan? I empowered the students in my Astronomy to figure it out. We spent a few class periods with them researching activities to do during the eclipse and they picked the ones they liked and thought would engage their peers. Each Astronomy student then became the leader of that activity and were in charge of it during the eclipse day. They assigned me the task of putting together an educational video to be shown to the whole school while I was gone. I made that video using Loom and got feedback from my Astronomy class that it was acceptable. The Astronomy students did a great job leading the educational program. It was the right solution to this year's eclipse whether I was going to be there or not.
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AuthorNadene Klein, M.Ed. has been an educator for over 25 years. She brings a passion and love for science to the classroom and through this blog to you. Archives
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