1. Eclipse Activities

2. Featured Activities Sizing Up the Moon
Scale Model of the Sun and Earth
Create Your Own Eclipse
Why Do Eclipses Happen?
Dimensions of the Sun

3. Where to find activities

4. Earth and Space Toolkit from the NISE Network

5. SIZING UP THE MOON Supplies:
Playdoh (approximately 1lb for each group)
Plastic knives (optional)
Cutting surface (optional)
White paper (optional)
Grade/Age:
8 years and older

6. SCALE MODEL OF SUN AND EARTH
Supplies:
Printouts of the Sun and Earth handout sheet (preferably on cardstock and in color)
Measuring tape
Scissors (optional)
65ft length string (optional)
Grade/Age:
8 years and older

7. CREATE YOUR OWN ECLIPSE
Supplies:
Earth-shaped beach ball (with pump if needed)
Moon toy on a stick
Flashlight (optional, if doing indoors)
Grade/Age:
5 years and older

8. Video of Create Your Own Eclipse Activity
Insert Clips from:
0:42-1:36

9. WHY DO ECLIPSES HAPPEN? Supplies: Yard/Meter stick
1 in ball on toothpick
¼ in bead on toothpick
Binder clips
Grade/Age:
Ages 7 and older

10. Video of Why do Eclipses Happen? Activity

11. https://myasp.astrosociety.org/products/eclipse

12. 4-H Summer Science Experiment
DIMENSIONS OF THE SUN
4-H Summer Science Experiment
Supplies:
Cardboard square
Aluminum foil
Paperclip
Paper ruler copies
Scissors
Tape
Pencil
Calculator (optional)
Youth worksheet
Grade/Age:
3rd grade and older

13. Video of Dimensions of the Sun Activity

16. Featured Activities Sizing Up the Moon
Scale Model of the Sun and Earth
Create Your Own Eclipse
Why Do Eclipses Happen?
Dimensions of the Sun