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Eclipse Chalk Art

An image of the eclipse chalk art.
Levels
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.1 – The Sun is really big…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
Heliophysics Topics
  • Solar Eclipse
  • Corona
Material Cost per Learner 1 cent – $1
Language English

Create a chalk drawing of the Sun's corona as seen during a total solar eclipse. We usually cannot see the Sun’s corona because it is hidden by the bright light of the Sun's surface. However, the corona can be seen during a total solar eclipse, when the Moon casts a shadow on Earth and blocks the Sun's light. For hundreds of years, astronomers have sketched what they observed during solar eclipses.