Launchpad: Solar Eclipses
Join NASA to learn more about solar eclipses, especially the awe-inspiring phenomenon of total eclipses. Find out about the unique geometry and the distances and sizes of the sun and moon as seen from Earth that allow us to witness the sun's corona or actually be in the path of totality.
Background Information
Grades 9 through 12
- NASA Eclipses and Transits. 9-12
- NASA What is an Eclipse?. 9-12
- NASA GSFC Ancient Eclipses and the Length of Day. 9-12
Grades K through 8
- NASA Space Place Eclipse. K-5, 6-8
Grades 6 through 12
- NASA Solar System Exploration: Eclipses. 6-8, 9-12
- NASA GSFC NASA Eclipse Web Site. 6-8, 9-12
- PBS Learning Media Solar Eclipses. 6-8, 9-12
Grades K through 12
- Exploratorium Eclipse Links. K-5, 6-8, 9-12
- NASA Solar Eclipse Safety. K-5, 6-8, 9-12
- NASA Solar System Exploration: Future Eclipses. K-5, 6-8, 9-12
- NASA Solar System Exploration: Overview 2024 Total Eclipse. K-5, 6-8, 9-12
Activities
Grades 9 through 12
- NASA JPL Watch a Solar Eclipse with your Own Pinhole Camera. 9-12
Grades K through 12
- National Geographic Build a Solar Eclipse Viewer. K-5, 6-8, 9-12
- NASA Sun STEM Toolkit. K-5, 6-8, 9-12
Mathematics
Grades 9 through 12
- NASA Space Math Problem 298: Seeing Solar Storms in STEREO - II
- NASA Space Math Problem 254: Solar Insolation Changes and the Sunspot Cycle
- NASA Space Math Problem 286: STEREO Watches the Sun Kick Up a Storm