LibGuides: Eclipse: Teaching Resources

Solar Eclipse

Image by Colin Law (claw@rice.edu)

Get ready for our upcoming partial solar eclipse! The eclipse will be in Scarborough on Monday, April 8th right at the end of our school day. These resources can help you to prepare students for the eclipse and connect the eclipse to your curriculum.

Links to Other Organizations

Maine State Library: Eclipse LibGuide
Videos, resources and activities curated by the state STEM librarian.
Activities from Rice University
Hands-on activities you can do with your students.

Including All Students

NASA's Neurodiversity Network (N3) eclipse guide
A guide for preparing neurodiverse students for the eclipse, including tips for dealing with some of the strangeness of the dark.

NASA's Multilingual Glossary
Key vocabulary defined and translated into French, Spanish, and Chinese.

Across the Disciplines

Eclipses in Art
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From Princeton University

Printables

Eclipse Paper Model
Students can make a folded model of the eclipse with this template.

Activities

Big Sun, Small Moon
Take the kids outside and help them to understand how something as small as the moon can block out the sun in this activity from the National Informal STEM Educators Association.

LENE Slideshow of Activities

Mapping the Eclipse

Connect the eclipse with your geography lessons and/or explorations of planetary rotation with these maps and mapping activities.

NASA Maps
A variety of maps showing the path of totality. Downloadable versions included.
Great American Eclipse Maps
Interactive maps, gifs, animations, and more.
NASA's Interactive Map