This month on It’s Time for Science, it’s time for prolonged studying! Host Tom Racine talks with Dr. Bryan Méndez concerning the upcoming photo voltaic eclipse and curriculum specialist Erica Beck Spencer about getting youngsters exterior.
Episode Abstract
Tom talks with Dr. Méndez about what an eclipse really is, together with what to anticipate from a complete photo voltaic eclipse, how to take a look at the eclipse safely, and how one can interact your college students with this wonderful celestial occasion.
A Reminder on Eclipse Security
As Dr. Méndez factors out, whereas it’s technically protected to look straight on the eclipse in the course of the “temporary and spectacular interval often called totality,” this solely applies to these people who will probably be within the path of the overall eclipse after which ONLY for the small period of time in the course of the totality.
For extra on eclipse security, take a look at our newest FOSS Insights article. For data on the place and how one can view an upcoming eclipse, go to NASA’s web site on the hyperlink beneath.
2024 Photo voltaic Eclipse Info
Ms. Beck Spencer discusses how going exterior can profit college students’ psychological well being, how starved they typically are for out of doors time, a few of her favourite actions (and how one can efficiently handle them), and connecting inside studying with exterior studying. She additionally discusses connecting to native experiences, together with native sources designed to assist educators get youngsters exterior.
Episode Visitors
Dr. Bryan Méndez
Dr. Bryan Méndez is an astronomer on the College of California, Berkeley. He’s the Planetarium Director on the Lawrence Corridor of Science, creates academic programming for NASA missions on the Area Sciences Laboratory, and teaches lessons for the Astronomy Division.
Dr. Méndez is a household man who likes to spend time along with his spouse and twin boys, a sci-fi/fantasy fan with specific obsessions for Star Wars and Star Trek, a saxophonist, and an beginner filmmaker. He’s multicultural, of Mexican and European heritage, and strives to foster various views in his work.
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Erica Beck Spencer
Erica Beck Spencer is a curriculum specialist with the Full Choice Science System™ (FOSS®) and spearheaded the Taking FOSS Open air initiative. Along with her growth work, she has collaborated with over 50 districts and tens of 1000’s of educators on implementing the FOSS program. She has labored with 1000’s of formal and nonformal lecturers about educating exterior. She has served on the board of administrators for the Maine Environmental Training Affiliation, Rippleffect, and will probably be stepping up because the board president for the Maine Math and Science Alliance. Earlier than working for FOSS, she taught in city colleges in Cambridge, Boston, and Portland, Maine.
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