I was hoping to write this post after I did these activities…but ordering at the University has really gotten slow (4+ weeks and still things aren’t in, some haven’t gotten through the whole process…)
1) Shaving cream sun painting :
from https://www.sciencefriday.com/educational-resources/shaving-cream-sun-model/
paper plates
shaving cream
yellow food coloring
red food coloring
toothpicks
scrap cardboard/squeegee
shaving cream on a paper plate, flatten out, drops of food color, swirl it, press paper on it (hold a couple of seconds), pull paper off, wipe shaving cream off
2) Earth-moon necklace (1” earth means 0.27” moon and 109” sun) (aka 25 mm & 6 mm)
https://www.sciencefriday.com/educational-resources/eclipse-party-activities/
wooden beads
(25 mm & 6 mm)
stretchy cord
(up to 2 mm diameter)
I am thinking colored pencils or sharpies to color the Earth & Moon.
I also want to add a 9’x12′ drop cloth that I cut out & tye dye a 9′ sun (so also add some RIT dye)
Not sure the best way to “mount” it. I have a 9′ tall van…but not 9′ wide.
Pex tube 1/2″ ???
3) Eclipse chalk art
https://science.nasa.gov/resource/eclipse-chalk-art/
black cardstock
other cardstock to cut 4″ circles
sidewalk chalk
put lots of color onto the 4″ circle
place onto the black cardstock and hold
wipe chalk radially (from the center) onto the black cardstock
remove the 4″ circle piece
4) NASA PUNCH card
get various shaped hole punches and index cards
https://punch.space.swri.edu/punch_outreach_pinholeprojector.php
https://punch.space.swri.edu/files/Mark-III-3HPPP-Printing-Instructions_English.pdf
cardstock
add various shape holes (tiny)
at a certain height, they will project an image of the sun.
Not sure the most cost efficient way to get some different shape holes
these are what they suggest (but that means 3 at ~$8 each)
○ Round hole punch
○ Square hole punch
○ Triangle hole punch
I hope to find time to add some more below
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