# 170 Solar Eclipse Activities from August 21, 2017

Solar Eclipse Activities

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August 21, 2017

     My husband and I did only one activity this time.  It required a paper punch, two sheets of paper, a black marker, and a camera from our cell phone.

       Just before the eclipse began, we drew a large black nose and a happy smile on one sheet of paper and punched two holes in the other piece. Like this:

     Then we waited for the eclipse to begin. When the time was right, we began to notice a dark bump on the edge of each sun circle that was projected through the holes we had cut in the first paper.  

     We placed the piece with the nose and mouth on the sidewalk near our feet. Then, with the sun behind him and over his shoulder, my husband focused the projected the images in place while I took a picture of the face with its "happy solar eclipse eyes".

     Can you see the image of the moon covering part of the sun in the little guy's eyes?

     At no time did we look directly at the sun.  If we had, we might have damaged our eyes. That would certainly have limited our ability to be good readers.

     Be careful of your eyes, and use them wisely.

     And read...read...read!