Eclipses and Eye Safety

Autor/in	Fulco, Charles
Titel	Eclipses and Eye Safety
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 54 (2017) 7, S.58-61 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Astronomy; Safety; Safety Equipment; Observation; Science Teachers; Blindness; Prevention; Misconceptions; Teaching Methods; Elementary School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Astronomie; Sicherheit; Sicherheitstechnik; Beobachtung; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Blindheit; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Missverständnis; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse (TSE2017) will occur on August 21 in the continental United States, bringing totality to this area for the first time since 1979. The Moon's umbra will traverse from Oregon to South Carolina in about 90 minutes, bringing an eerie darkness to 14 states coast-to-coast and a partial eclipse to every part of the country from Alaska to Florida. During the almost 40-year period since the last totality, there have been ample chances to observe partial solar eclipses during school hours. Unfortunately, many science teachers have been unable to observe the eclipses. Administrators, worried about students becoming blinded by the eclipsed Sun, have routinely prevented teachers from taking their classes outdoors to view eclipses. In this article, the author dispel's myths about viewing eclipses. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01