These books on Sora can introduce or support a lesson about solar eclipses. Consider using a graphic organizer from the ESIFC to help further learning! All graphic organizers are in MS Word format so you can customize them to your students' needs.
A few graphic organizer ideas to use with a solar eclipse lesson:
- 1.1 What Do you Already Know About Your Topic?
- 4.22 Interpreting Visual Information
- 7.17 Chain of Events
Casting Shadows: Solar and Lunar Eclipses by ISBN: 9798765616413Publication Date: 2024-01-01Learn about the different kinds of eclipses. Then discover when they happen, how to watch them, and the cool things that can happen during an eclipse.
Eclipse by ISBN: 9781338608823Publication Date: 2023-09-05A boy and his dad experience a total solar eclipse in this picture book by author and illustrator Andy Rash.
Eclipse by ISBN: 9781629441269Publication Date: 2019-10-08Explains how the push (acceleration) and pull (gravity) of space affects light.
Exploring Eclipses by ISBN: 9781663974594Publication Date: 2021-08-01Explore the amazing science behind eclipses.
Sky Gazing by ISBN: 9781635860979Publication Date: 2020-10-27This book offers a tour of our solar system and deep space, explaining how objects like Earth's moon were formed and introducing the "why" behind phenomena such as eclipses, northern lights, and meteor showers.
Solar System by ISBN: 9780358330127Publication Date: 2020-06-23Through infographics and illustrations readers will learn about the unfathomably huge and fascinating topic of solar systems.
Something Is Covering the Sun! Solar Eclipse Explained Solar System Children's Book Grade 3 Children's Astronomy and Space Books by ISBN: 9781541955783Publication Date: 2019-11-22Learn about solar eclipse and why it is a natural phenomenon.
The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal by ISBN: 9781338166989Publication Date: 2018-09-25Explains every part of the Sun's big job: keeping our solar system together, giving Earth day and night, keeping us warm, and more. In fact, the Sun does so much for us that we wouldn't be alive without it.
Totality! by ISBN: 9781937548872Publication Date: 2022-09-14Features a unique combination of rhyme and science, engaging readers of all ages in imagining an eclipse experience.
I Love NY "Experien
ce the Total Solar Eclipse in New York"
https://www.iloveny.com/events/eclipse-2024/
Map & Times | Get Eclipse Glasses | Safety Tips | Viewing Spots
PBS Learning Media
- Total Solar Eclipse 2024 Video with quiz, vocab, & standards (gr 3-12)
- Solar Eclipses Explained (video in English and Spanish) (gr 6-8)
- How to Safely View an Eclipse (Pinhole Viewer) with teaching tips (gr K-5)
- Watching a Solar Eclipse with an Astronomer with discussion questions (gr 3-8)
- Solar Eclipse: Awesome Totality with discussion questions (gr 6-12)
- Total Solar Eclipse: Ready Jet Go! (gr K-2)
PBS KIDS Solar Eclipse Digital Toolkit
National Science Foundation
new.nsf.gov/events/solar-eclipse-2024
- Live Stream of the Eclipse
- Where and When Can I View the Eclipse? + fact sheet
- How to Safely View the Solar Eclipse
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
2024 Total Solar Eclipse: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/
Smithsonian National Air and Apace Museum
2024 Eclipse Map: https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/eclipse-map-2024-1920-1jpg
Kids Discover
2024 Solar Eclipse Headquarters: online.kidsdiscover.com/solar-eclipse
Free resources for everyone!
Gale in Context
- 2024 Eclipse: The Countdown is On!
- Total solar eclipse 2020!
- Make an eclipse projector!
- Eclipse during the US Revolution
PK Science Earth & Space Science
Resources for school districts that subscribe to the Instructional Media Service (IML). Questions about IML? Ask Becky.
Where did the sun go? video + lesson plan (gr 2-5)
What is the solar system? video + lesson plan (gr 3-5)
Solar Eclipse video (gr pk-5) in English or Español Eclipse Solar (gr pk-5)
Solar Eclipse: Space Trek w/Captain Kent (gr pk-5)
What is an Eclipse? (I Wonder: Space) short video (gr pk-8)
NY Reads eBooks - Always Available
Always available eBooks! Add NY Reads to your Sora account (click here if you need help doing this), then check these out!
Astronomer by ISBN: 9781620317129Publication Date: 2017-06-15Readers learn about the day-to-day responsibilities and challenges of this career and the things they can do now to prepare for work as an astronomer.
Eclipses by ISBN: 9781645275633Publication Date: 2020-06-15Where can you see the northern lights? What is the science behind shooting stars and solar eclipses? Find the answers here!
Hace Sol (It's Sunny) by ISBN: 9781499423266Publication Date: 2016-07-30In this fiction title, a relatable narrator walks readers through a beautiful sunny day, where playing outside, getting sun, and going to the beach are the order of the day.
The Sun by ISBN: 9781647475093Publication Date: 2021-01-01Without its light and warmth, we wouldn't even be on Earth. The sun is a powerful source of life. Learn about the closest star to Earth and all it can do.
Sora Science Magazines - Always Available
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