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An eclipse is always a rare and exciting event. Lucky for us The Great American Solar Eclipse is taking place on Monday, April 8th, 2024. Since it is happening across many areas of the US on a school day, here are many activities and authentic resources to tie in the 2024 Solar Eclipse in Spanish class. Resources to teach about eclipse solar.
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First off. What is solar eclipse in Spanish? >> Eclipse Solar
Authentic Resources in Spanish for Solar Eclipse 2024
There are a ton of resources here that could make a full solar eclipse lesson plan in Spanish class for April 2024.
NASA Space Place in Spanish Website
A website designed for kids to learn about Space in Spanish. It has activities, games, videos, and more in Spanish. It includes the comprehensible video in Spanish below, ¿Qué es un eclipse solar?
Eclipse Solar Authentic Videos in Spanish
¿Qué es un eclipse solar? – NASA Space Place
This 2 minute video in Spanish is the most comprehensible I have seen. Here is a transcription of the video.
Eclipses solares – Video in Spanish
This 90-second video about eclipses solares in Spanish is pretty comprehensible for almost all levels of Spanish. To make it more comprehensible for novice Spanish, you change the speed to .75 and add closed captioning in Spanish. Also, you can pause, discuss & stretch it out like a Clip Chat or Movie Talk.
Los Eclipses | Vídeos Educativos para Niños
This 2 minute video gives more details on a lunar eclipse vs a solar eclipse in Spanish. It is 2 minutes long & you could use the same strategies above to make it work better with novice Spanish.
Eclipse solar – Excursión al Observatorio Video
This video would be great for dual-language Spanish students to learn about El Eclipse Solar. The intended audience is kids, but the language is pretty high level. The 5 minute video would be a lot unless students had more intermediate-level Spanish comprehension. Thank you to El Mundo de Pepita for sharing these videos for kids in Spanish.
NASA Videos in Spanish
Videos in Spanish on the official NASA website. They are on a variety of topics, not just the eclipse.
Solar Eclipse Authentic Reading & Writing Activities in Spanish
How to View Eclipse Safely in Spanish
This 1 page NASA handout in Spanish would be great for upper-level Spanish. There is a lot of text, so to make it more comprehensible, you could break it up.
NASA Eclipse Journal en español
1-page graphic organizer in Spanish from NASA to use during The Great American Solar Eclipse 2024.
Eclipse Solar Total Information Sheets
Below are Pages 34-35 of this informational packet from StarNet Library Resources about the 2024 Eclipse. Get the full-resolution packet of resources here.
This SCIGames website has good information, as well as these Spanish handouts as well. You could give students the handout & then have them go to the website to figure out when it will be visible where they live.
Teach more about Space with A Million Miles Away
Want to tie in the 2024 Solar Eclipse with more about the true story of a Hispanic NASA astronaut? Watch the appropriate, feel good, Amazon Prime film A Million Miles Away. Teach about the eclipse solar & then lead into this movie for ties into science, technology, discrimination, Mexican heritage & more.
Authentic Resources & Blog Post >> A Million Miles Away in Spanish Class
Ready to go Film Guide in Spanish & English >> A Million Miles Away Movie Questions Worksheet
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Other Solar Eclipse 2024 Resources
Indigenous Education Institute: Indigenous Eclipse Teachings. This video is in English but provides a nice Indigenous perspective on eclipses. READ MORE >> Indigenous Peoples in Spanish class
Fun Solar Eclipse Activities (in English) – from my friend Cassie for elementary, but in English.
Solar Eclipse Activities for Speech Therapy – from my friend Stacy
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What did I miss? What would you add? Do you plan to talk about the 2024 Eclipse Solar?
Solar Eclipse in Spanish Class was originally published on Mis Clases Locas by Allison Wienhold on 2.29.24 & most recently updated 4.5.24.
