Episode 319: The Great Eclipse of 2024

Posted on by Sara Fade

I mean, who can’t resist a good solar eclipse? Apparently not us!! But what is a solar eclipse? Let’s find out!

April 8th we had the eclipse and MCPL was the place to be to celebrate it! Not only could you watch the eclipse from our library but you can learn about it. Check out some of these resources:

  1. Science Reference Center Database:
    • Total Eclipse of the Heartland by Katie Peek
    • PEEK, K. Total Eclipse of the Heartland. Scientific American, [s. l.], v. 330, n. 3, p. 86–87, 2024. DOI 10.1038/scientificamerican0324-86. Disponível em: https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=9120488a-a8f5-3f2e-9b05-a181f97dade1. Acesso em: 6 maio. 2024.
    • The Great Eclipse by Rebecca Boyle
    • BOYLE, R. The Great Eclipse. Scientific American, [s. l.], v. 330, n. 3, p. 42–49, 2024. DOI 10.1038/scientificamerican0324-42. Disponível em: https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=d22aca8a-e974-38b5-a712-fe50060d28b6. Acesso em: 6 maio. 2024.
  2. Books:
  3. DVDs

Sal would like to see the Aurora Borealis. Nicole discusses children’s resources and the call number for the eclipse is 523.78. We also discuss what is considered a generation? Nicole and I both agree that the idea of space is just too much for our little brains.

  • Hank Green’s PBS videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/hankschannel/videos
  • NASA website https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/
  • Scholastic website https://education.scholastic.com/education/home.html

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