12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL AUGUST 16, 2017
© 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 36
Source: Eclipse Prediction Times/NASA
Will animals in the zoo behave
differently during an eclipse
when the sky goes dark in the
middle of the day?
That is what Nashville Zoo
wants to find out. It has been
more than 150 years since the
last total solar eclipse occurred
in Nashville.
n August 21st, there will be a total
eclipse of the sun along a path across
North America. People living outside the path
of the total eclipse, will see a partial solar eclipse,
which is amazing as well!
Zoo officials are asking their
visitors on that day to help watch
the animals and record animal
behaviors during the eclipse.
They are asking people to take
pictures, videos and write down
what they observe animals
doing during the eclipse.
A solar eclipse happens when the moon casts a shadow on
Earth, blocking all or part of the sun’s light.
I drew this picture
to show how an
eclipse happens.
Replace the missing words.
Looking ____________ at a solar eclipse can cause
serious harm to your eyes. That is why I found some
great ________ viewing tips from NASA. I even found
an easy-to-make eclipse projector!
What do you think the zoo
animals will do? Will the
nocturnal animals wake up?
Will animals that sleep at
night go to bed?
Write down what you think will
happen. (Your hypothesis!)
It can look like ______ in the middle
of the day! At the time of an eclipse,
some ancient peoples worried the
world was coming to an ____ when
it suddenly became ________.
After this solar eclipse, the next
one over North __________ will
be on April 8, 2024.
You can see the sun and the eclipse ONLY with special eclipse glasses or with these
easy-to-make eclipse projectors below. NEVER look directly at the sun without protection.
REMEMBER: Regular sunglasses are not safe to view the eclipse.
1. Make a small opening
in a cardboard box.
2. Cover the opening
with aluminum foil.
1. Punch a small hole in
a piece of cardboard.
3. Punch a pinhole in
the aluminum foil.
2. Hold it over a
blank sheet of
paper during
the eclipse.
3. Look at the piece of paper
to see the eclipse
projected onto it.
4. Cut a large opening at
the bottom of the box.
Cool, simple and safe!
5. Tape a sheet of paper
inside the box.
More at eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safety
6. Look through bottom
of box to see a projec-
tion of the eclipse.
Look at this chart showing the starting and ending times of
the eclipse. Do the math to find out how long the eclipse
will last in each city.
Where will it last the longest? __________________
Where will it last the shortest? _____________________
PLACE
MADRAS, OR
CASPER, WY
ST. JOSEPH, MO
CARBONDALE, IL
NASHVILLE, TN
COLUMBIA, SC
When the solar eclipse begins,
listen to the sounds of the natural
world around you. Do you hear
birds singing? Crickets chirping?
Owls hooting? Do the sounds
change during the eclipse?
START TIME
END TIME
10:19 a.m.
11:42 a.m.
1:06 p.m.
1:20 p.m.
1:27 p.m.
2:45 p.m.
10:21:04 a.m.
11:44:26 a.m.
1:08:39 p.m.
1:22:46 p.m.
1:28:56 p.m.
2:47:30 p.m.
TOTAL
SOURCE: greatamericaneclipse.com
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
EXPERIENCE
BLOCKING
ECLIPSE
GLASSES
ANCIENT
SHADOW
MIDDLE
LIGHT
TOTAL
SOLAR
MOON
TIPS
DUSK
SAFE
VIEW
D M T N E
Eclipse
Adjectives
Look through
the newspaper
to find five
adjectives
that describe
an eclipse.
What did you learn during the
eclipse? Was your hypothesis
correct?
Standards Link:
Language Arts:
Follow simple written
directions.
I C N A G
W O D A H S W D G L
S O T A I
E T U N A
A N U H I
S R S
I
S
F N S V G P P K K S
E X P E R I
E N C E
L A T O T L L T O S
R A L O S C O N L
I
M I D D L E G H B T
This week’s word:
EXPERIENCE
The verb experience
means to undergo or
come into contact with.
We experienced problems
when the computer would
not turn on.
Try to use the word
experience in a sentence
today when talking with
your friends and family.
Your Observation Skills
Select a photograph from the newspaper.
Make a list of details you can observe, or see,
in the photo. Give the photo and list to a friend
and see if he or she can add more details.
Finish this story.
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
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