Eclipse Learning Guide 

ECLIPSE Guide Resources

Kits

• Level 1 (PK-2nd grade) Use your thumb to "eclipse" your friend!
• Level 2 (3-6th grade) Cosmic Coincidence
• Level 3 (6-12th grade) Eclipse in a Cup
• All School Kit Eclipse to Scale

Books For Adults:

• American Eclipse-by David Baron

Books for Kids:

• Bear Shadow by Frank Asch
• A Few Beautiful Minutes by Kate Fox
• Eclipse by Andy Rash
• Totality: An Eclipse Guide in Rhyme and Science by Jeffrey Bennett

Webpages:

• "Eclipse 101." https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/faq
• "Solar Eclipses 2021-2030." https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEdecade2021.html
• "Build a Sunspot Viewer." https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/build-a-sunspot-viewer/
• "What to See During an Eclipse". http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/what-to-see-during-eclipse.

One-pagers from Vermont Public (great for families and educators!):

• PreK/K-2 - The Eclipse Learning Guide brings playful STEAM connections from ECHO’s Science and Stories video series along with social-emotional considerations, and an Eclipse tag game. The activity also includes an easy to use and click-ready printable model of the Earth, Moon and Sun to reenact the Eclipse at home. https://assets.vermontpublic.org/files/Eclipse-pre-K-K-2.pdf
• Grades 3-5 - This Eclipse Learning Guide offers pre-teaching opportunities using podcasts and video for pre-teaching. Activities include social-emotional connections and a model activity made to use at home or the classroom representing the distance between the Earth, Moon and Sun during totality. https://assets.vermontpublic.org/files/Eclipse-3-5.pdf
• Grades 6-12 - This Lesson Guide will help older students explore and understand the Eclipse by creating a model of the titled lunar orbit and ecliptic-plane. This activity model uses everyday objects and connections to documentaries by Vermont Public, PBS and NOVA to describe the unique nature of this historic event. https://assets.vermontpublic.org/files/Eclipse-6-12.pdf

Eclipse Legends from around the world:

• Eclipse Legends Around the World | Exploratorium
• Swallowing the Sun: Folk Stories about the Solar Eclipse | Folklife Magazine
• Multi-Cultural Eclipse Stories Website Includes (FREE) Audio Recordings, Activities, Resource Guide and NASA links | Wisconsin Valley Library Service
• Solar Eclipse Myths From Around the World
• Solar Eclipse Myths

Mystery Science Mini Lesson: Why are people making such a big deal about the solar eclipse?

Storytime in Space Read aloud: https://storytimefromspace.com/totality-reading-with-science-deep-dive/

Videos for kids:

• What is a Solar Eclipse? | But Why Bites   (1:53)
• Solar Eclipse for Kids || Kids Astronomy || Science for Kids (8:42)
• The science behind solar eclipses- VPR (4:26)
• Path to Totality: Your guide to solar eclipse science, safety and more - VPR  (25:58)

Podcast:

• What is a solar eclipse? But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids (29:10)