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Free public engagement resources to prepare for April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse

  • 1.  Free public engagement resources to prepare for April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse

    Posted 02-06-2024 17:04

    We are about two months away from the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse!!! If you are still looking for ways to engage the public, don't panic! The NISE Network has compiled a comprehensive list of the resources available to help you celebrate safely and engage with your community around the science of solar eclipses.

     

    • Compilation of solar eclipse public engagement resources
      Compilation of resources for solar eclipse public engagement including hands-on activities, safe viewing, maps, event planning, citizen science, live-streaming, citizen science, sensory resources, cultural connections, and more:
      https://www.nisenet.org/solareclipse

    • Recorded online workshop of museums sharing their local event planning (60 minutes)
      Presenters include: Rochester Museum & Science Center in Rochester, NY; Morehead Planetarium and Science Center in Chapel Hill, NC; Fort Worth Museum of Science and History; Bootheel Youth Museum in Malden, MO; Thinkery in Austin, TX; and Children's Museum of Indianapolis:
      https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/online-workshop-recording-totality-or-bust-2024-eclipse

    • Recorded online workshop featuring public engagement resources (60 minutes)
      Presenters include: NASA GLOBE Observer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Eclipse Soundscapes Project National Science Teaching Association, Exploratorium, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and the NISE Network:
      https://nisenet.org/onlineworkshop-Eclipse2023-2024

     

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    Christina Leavell (pronounced "Love-L," pronouns: she/her)
    Project Manager, NISE Network Community Manager
    Center for Innovation in Informal STEM Learning
    School for the Future of Innovation in Society
    Arizona State University
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