10 Activities for The Great North American Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024

On Monday, April 8th, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America.  The next opportunity to see a total solar eclipse of this magnitude in the US is 2045!

Here are 10 Activities to do with students: 

1. Watch a simulation of the eclipse - find the start and end time where you live or the closest place to where you live

2. Make vocabulary cards with definitions (astronomer, corona, Earth, eclipse, lunar eclipse, moon, partial eclipse, path, penumbra, phase, solar eclipse, Sun, totality, umbra)

3. Watch a video

4. Make an information foldable (Include: what is a solar eclipse, a solar eclipse diagram & how to observe a solar eclipse safely)

5. Color & label the Path of Totality

6. Make a Solar Eclipse anchor chart

7. Make a Phases of a Solar Eclipse anchor chart

8. Label a Solar Eclipse diagram

9. Complete a Solar Eclipse Word Search or Crossword

10. Make a "How to View the Solar Eclipse Safely" warning anchor chart

Many states will see a partial or total eclipse

Engage and inform your students for this exciting historic event!