Science News, Science News Explores and Science News Learning have all developed materials aimed at educating the public on how to safely view the eclipse.

Science News coverage

Science News has already published several stories about the eclipse. Check them out!

• : Reporter James R. Riordan details what is so special about this eclipse.
• 聽James R. Riordan provides a few ways that citizen scientists can help, including downloading the SunSketcher app to help determine the shape of the sun.
• : Reporter Tina Hesman Saey explains why some colors may look different during the eclipse.

And there is more coverage to come!

• Look out for videos on what knowledge we can glean from the eclipse, the effects on the Earth鈥檚 atmosphere and the behavior of animals during a total solar eclipse.
• Science News will feature tips from on observing an eclipse. Maria was the first American woman to discover a comet鈥攈er tips are just as relevant today as they were in the 1800s.
• Stay tuned for our last-minute guide for watching the eclipse.
• Science News astronomy writer Adam Mann will be in Dallas to provide live coverage of the eclipse and will also attend the immediately afterward.
• Planetary scientist Padma Yanamandra-Fisher, who is researching the differences between solar minimum and maximum phases, will be participating in a Q&A session discussing the eclipse.

Science News Explores coverage

Science News Explores has already released a wealth of coverage that will help students aged 9 and up to better understand the eclipse! Visit the Society鈥檚 solar eclipse page to access the full solar eclipse edition of Science News Explores.

• : This story by James R. Riordan explains what is so special about this eclipse.
• : Aaron Tremper interviews space physicist Nathanal Frissell, who is leading a worldwide effort to collect data during the solar eclipse.
• : James R. Riordan highlights how amateur scientists can help with solar eclipse research.
• : Reporter Maria Temming explains a solar cycle.

Science News Learning activities

Science News Learning is excited to be one of the many groups participating in the . As a part of this initiative, a selection of schools participating in the Science News Learning program, situated in the path of totality, have been provided with free Solar Eclipse Experience Kits and other special resources.

The Solar Eclipse Experience Kit includes essential items such as eclipse glasses, a Celestron Eclipsmart Solar Filter for a 6鈥� Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope, a Celestron Starsence Explorer LT 80AZ Smartphone App-Enabled Refractor Telescope and a Yardstick Eclipse Activity Kit.

Science News Learning schools have also received a classroom activity titled 鈥淧repare Your Community for the Eclipse.鈥� This activity, available to all educators on the Science News website, guides students to learn more about eclipses. Through this activity, students will hone their scientific communication skills by creating a video about the upcoming total eclipse on April 8, 2024. Head to see the activity and download the accompanying lesson plan and student worksheet.

Join the 91导航 and the Science News communities as we come together to celebrate this momentous event!

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