Samantha Mathewson joined Space.com as an intern in the summer of 2016. She received a B.A. in Journalism and Environmental Science at the University of New Haven, in Connecticut. Previously, her work has been published in Nature World News.
Lego eclipse collection includes activities to help students learn about the science behind the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.Lego has launched a new solar eclipse education collection featuring special activities to engage students in the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8. passes between Earth and the sun, casting a shadow on Earth's surface. For those in the path of totality, the moon appears almost exactly the same size as, so it blocks the entire disk for a few minutes.
"Students always want to know how anything relates directly to THEM and THEIR lives," Jillian Johnson, a STEM Education Professional and creator of the Solar Eclipse Exploration activity for Lego,. “When my students are given the opportunity to apply what they are learning to real-world experiences, they not only understand the concepts more deeply, but other aspects of themselves as an individual learner also become strengthened.”.
The Lego Education Eclipse Collection includes activities that turn this unforgettable event into a lasting learning experience before, during, and after April 8.Other activities in the eclipse collection include graphing the amount of darkness and light in a month, and designing and building a messaging device that uses light or sound to communicate over a distance and controlling a light matrix to show images and write words.
When not writing or reading about science, Samantha enjoys traveling to new places and taking photos! You can follow her on Twitter @Sam_Ashley13. NASA's new astronauts are excited for April's total eclipse: 'I'm going to be that little kid all over again' NASA's new astronauts are excited for April's total eclipse: 'I'm going to be that little kid all over again'
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