Science Show & Share ran a special webinar with NOAA's Science on Sphere! In honor of the April 8th, 2024 total solar eclipse event, the NOAA Science On a Sphere program has developed datasets showing cloud cover potential, eclipse paths, and a narrated movie describing the total eclipse phenomenon.
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About the Presenter
Hilary Peddicord is the Education Lead for Science On a Sphere® at the NOAA Office of Education within the CIRES Center for Education, Engagement, and Evaluation at CU Boulder. She played a key role in launching SOS Explorer®, a freely available flat-screen version of Science On a Sphere that makes a portion of the extensive SOS Dataset Catalog accessible to the public.
Beth Russell is the Senior Program Coordinator for NOAA’s Science On a Sphere at CIRES Education and Outreach. While Beth has filled a variety of roles since joining the Science On a Sphere team in 2007, most of her time is now spent managing the team and working with distributors and users to help them utilize their Science On a Sphere and SOS Explorer exhibits to their full potential.
Additional Learning Resources
This webinar explored NOAA’s new eclipse-related datasets, covering cloud cover potential, eclipse paths, and an insightful movie explaining the total eclipse phenomenon. Hosted by Beth Russell and Hilary Peddicord, the session delved into ways of integrating these datasets in classrooms, adding art to eclipse education, and using citizen science tools like Globe Observer and CrowdMag in your units.
Here are some of the links we shared during the webinar:
- NOAA Celestial Dance Page webpage with fun classroom resources, videos, activities, and information about the eclipse
- Find engaging classroom resources, videos, activities, and detailed information on the eclipse to enhance your lessons!
- Analyzing Geomagnetism using the CrowdMag App
- Help students analyze geomagnetic data using CrowdMag App for hands-on scientific learning.
- National Weather Service Forecast Maps
- Access real-time maps to track weather conditions.
- Science Show & Share - Intro to Space Weather
- Dive into introductory content on space weather to support students' understanding of solar phenomena!
