Solar Eclipse Postal Tube Pinhole Viewer
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Grade Levels
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRST.6-8.1
CCSSRST.6-8.3
CCSSRST.6-8.4
CCSSMP1
CCSSMP4
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
5 pages
3D-PT
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Description
Engage your students in a captivating learning experience with the Postal Tube Pinhole Viewer. This interactive lesson plan, complete with a Postal Shipping Tube Pinhole Viewer activity, is designed to immerse your students in the wonders of astronomy while preparing them for the upcoming solar eclipse on October 14th.
You can order the shipping tubes for FREE from USPS in packs of 10, shipped to your school! When done you can turn them into aposter organizer!
This ready-to-use lesson plan includes:
- Introduction to Solar Eclipses: Start by introducing your students to the concept of solar eclipses, explaining what they are and why they occur. Discuss the significance of the upcoming solar eclipse on October 14th.
- Safety Precautions: Emphasize the importance of observing solar eclipses safely. Provide guidelines on how to protect their eyes and explain why it's essential to never look directly at the sun during an eclipse.
- Postal Shipping Tube Pinhole Viewer Activity: Dive into the hands-on part of the lesson plan. Walk your students through the process of creating a Postal Shipping Tube Pinhole Viewer, a safe and effective way to observe the eclipse without risking eye damage. Detailed instructions and materials lists are included.
- Eclipse Observation: On October 14th, encourage your students to use their homemade pinhole viewers to safely observe the solar eclipse. Discuss the experience afterward, allowing them to share their observations and thoughts.
- Scientific Understanding: Enhance the learning experience by providing background information on the science behind solar eclipses. Explore the alignment of the sun, moon, and Earth, and explain the different phases of an eclipse.
- Artistic Expression: Encourage creativity by inviting students to create drawings or write about their eclipse observations in journals. This can also be a great opportunity to discuss the cultural and historical significance of eclipses in various societies.
- Assessment and Discussion: Assess your students' understanding through discussion and questions about the eclipse. Share interesting facts about past eclipses and their impacts on history.
- Extension Activities: Offer additional resources and extension activities for students who want to explore solar eclipses further. This could include research projects, presentations, or even planning for future eclipse observations.
By incorporating this engaging lesson plan into your curriculum, you'll provide your students with a memorable and educational experience as they prepare for the upcoming solar eclipse on October 14th. Watch their curiosity and fascination with the cosmos grow as they safely observe this remarkable celestial event using their Postal Shipping Tube Pinhole Viewers. Download this comprehensive lesson plan today and ensure your students are ready to witness the magic of a solar eclipse!
You can also expand upon this by 3D printing a pinhole viewer to use along with this one! Or use TinkerCAD to fit a pinhole filter to the top of the tube!
Total Pages
5 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
50 minutes
Last updated Jul 1st, 2014
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRST.6-8.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.
CCSSRST.6-8.3
Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.
CCSSRST.6-8.4
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–8 texts and topics.
CCSSMP1
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Mathematically proficient students start by explaining to themselves the meaning of a problem and looking for entry points to its solution. They analyze givens, constraints, relationships, and goals. They make conjectures about the form and meaning of the solution and plan a solution pathway rather than simply jumping into a solution attempt. They consider analogous problems, and try special cases and simpler forms of the original problem in order to gain insight into its solution. They monitor and evaluate their progress and change course if necessary. Older students might, depending on the context of the problem, transform algebraic expressions or change the viewing window on their graphing calculator to get the information they need. Mathematically proficient students can explain correspondences between equations, verbal descriptions, tables, and graphs or draw diagrams of important features and relationships, graph data, and search for regularity or trends. Younger students might rely on using concrete objects or pictures to help conceptualize and solve a problem. Mathematically proficient students check their answers to problems using a different method, and they continually ask themselves, "Does this make sense?" They can understand the approaches of others to solving complex problems and identify correspondences between different approaches.
CCSSMP4
Model with mathematics. Mathematically proficient students can apply the mathematics they know to solve problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace. In early grades, this might be as simple as writing an addition equation to describe a situation. In middle grades, a student might apply proportional reasoning to plan a school event or analyze a problem in the community. By high school, a student might use geometry to solve a design problem or use a function to describe how one quantity of interest depends on another. Mathematically proficient students who can apply what they know are comfortable making assumptions and approximations to simplify a complicated situation, realizing that these may need revision later. They are able to identify important quantities in a practical situation and map their relationships using such tools as diagrams, two-way tables, graphs, flowcharts and formulas. They can analyze those relationships mathematically to draw conclusions. They routinely interpret their mathematical results in the context of the situation and reflect on whether the results make sense, possibly improving the model if it has not served its purpose.
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