The Solar Eclipse

I'm sure you are preparing for the excitement of the partial solar eclipse we will be able to share with our students on August 21st.  There are many ways you can integrate this event into all subject areas.

While this post shares a lot of resources for you and your students, I think it is really important to ask your students some big thinking questions:  What do you notice?  What do you wonder?  Starting simply like this will give the students some ownership and choice in what they hope to discover during this phenomenon.  

There are a lot of resources to be found to help your students better connect to and understand what is happening, and I am sure you have found many! Here are some more resources that may help you as you work to celebrate this event with your students:

Countdown to the Great American Eclipse  : Article that guides you through the eclipse through NGSS.

Eclipses across the Curriculum:  Article with ways to integrate this celebration throughout your day.

Total Solar Eclipse over Illinois: Information about the eclipse in Illinois.  Contains a lot of fun facts as well as an awesome table of data about the eclipse as viewed from different cities in Illinois.

Eclipse Resources:  This page has a variety of resources.  Some are geared towards K-3 while the others focus on 4-6.

NASA Eclipse Website: This site has a variety of information and visuals as well as data from past and future eclipses.

An Observer's Guide to Viewing the Eclipse:  This article is from the NSTA.

Southern Illinois Teachers Eclipse Planning Group:  Many science based activities to use with your students.  Many of these activities are grouped by student level.

Please feel free to share your own resources or ideas in the comments below.