

In order to do eclipse outreach at the school, I contacted them a few months ago and arranged to meet with the principal two weeks before the event. ( ) Go Jetters is a British 3D animated television series, airing on CBeebies 2 and is also available on BBC iPlayer. I will be using these sheets in my neighborhood elementary school. Fully 40% of Los Angeles County households speak Spanish at home.

I planned to take the time to get help to translate the text into Spanish. The only safe way to look directly at the partially eclipsed sun is through special-purpose solar filters, such as eclipse glasses or hand-held solar viewers.I used a widely available sans serif font (Calibri) as recommended by dyslexic associations for easier readability.The sheet is black-and-white only for reproducibility on old/weak photocopiers.I'd like to point out a few things I did with these sheets to make them more accessible to a wider audience, and would encourage others considering outreach to community schools to do the same: Like all the best celebrations, this one comes with its own patch.
#Build your own sun spotter for eclipse 2017 how to#
I'll give priority to people working with large numbers of kids or with underserved groups. video on how to build your own sun viewer using items that you may have lying around your house. 21, 2017, the solar system serves up a special treat: a total solar eclipse. I obviously won't be able to do them all, but I'll do some. If you are planning outreach in your own city and would like me to make bilingual sheets for you, send me an email. August 2017 - Sun Spotter time-lapse of the solar eclipse using the sunspotter scope and still pics with an iPhone. It doesn’t take fancy or expensive equipment.

The following sheets have times and eclipsed Sun shapes specific to certain locales. Build a solar viewing projector that fits right over the eyepiece of your telescope This simple & inexpensive device makes it easy for many people to observe the Sun simultaneously and safely Download. Thanks to Akhan Almagambetov for Russian. Thanks to Julio Rodríguez, Cesar and Rosi Peña, and Frances Rivera-Hernández for their help with the Spanish translation. Thanks to Yoko Matsui for Japanese. Thanks to Franck Marchis for the French translation. There is also a Japanese version that is localized to Los Angeles. There are versions localized to specific cities, and also blank ones that can be edited to your location.īlank: English - Spanish - French - Russian **You will need to print it out, use a dark pen (like a thin Sharpie) to draw the shape of the Sun during the beginning, maximum, and end of the eclipse, and also write in the local times for those events. I've collected most of these instructions into a simple one-page handout designed for distribution to teachers, students, and parents. Handout for Teachers, Parents, and Students
