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PBS KIDS Eclipse Programs & Activities:

3-D animated kids in solar eclipse glasses

What & Where to Watch: WXXI Channels & Livestreams Guide:



Ready, Jet, Go! Episodes & Block Party Activities

Total Eclipse of the Sunspot; Sean’s Year in Space: Sunspot acts strange when Mindy, Jet, Sean and Syndey use a solar panel to try to improve energy efficiency; Sean is excited about NASA’s Year in Space program. Length: 30 Minutes

WXXI PBS Kids 24/7 & Live Stream | Saturday, Apr. 6 at 06:30 pm

Eye in the Sky; Total Eclipse Block Party: Bad weather threatens Sean’s first sleepout with his Space Scouts troop; the kids prepare a total eclipse song and dance. Length: 30 Minutes

WXXI PBS Kids 24/7 & Live Stream| Sunday, Apr. 7 at 06:30 pm

Activities:

Ready, Jet, Go! Solar Eclipse Clip & Song

Ready, Jet, Go! Solar Eclipse Block Party Activities


Nature Cat: Total Eclipse of the Sun

Nature Cat: The Eclipse Clip


Freezin’ in the Summer Season; Total Eclipse of the Sun: Dark clouds threaten Nature Cat’s annual Summer Fest, which includes the Summer Fest Sprinkler Frolic, a bike ride and a kickball game; Hal is afraid of the total eclipse of the sun. Length: 30 Minutes

WXXI-TV & WXXI-TV Livestream | Monday, Apr. 8 at 12:30 pm & again at 4:30 pm


Curious George: George’s Dark Day

Curious George sitting under a tree during the eclipse

Curious George: George’s Dark Day; Leaf Raker: George and the Man with the Yellow Hat are excited to view the solar eclipse, but George accidentally leaves their eclipse viewing glasses behind; Bill teaches George the art of leaf-raking. Length: 30 Minutes

WXXI-TV & WXXI-TV Livestream | Monday, Apr. 8 at 01:00 pm

WXXI PBS Kids 24/7 & Live Stream | Monday, Apr. 8 at 11:00 am


NOVA: The Great American Eclipse

Scientists prepare new experiments to study the solar eclipse. Length: 60 Minutes

WXXI World | Sunday, Apr. 7 at 08:00 pm
WXXI-TV & WXXI-TV Livestream | Wednesday, Apr. 10 at 04:00 pm


More Activities:

PBS KIDS Solar Eclipse Digital Kit for PreK-2nd grade (from WXXI Education)

Eclipse Explainer: During the eclipse, the moon passes in front of the sun, until it covers the sun's light. This makes a shadow on the earth, and the eclipse can only be seen in the places where the shadow falls.


Solar Eclipse Games and Activities from NYS Libraries

NASA Solar Eclipse Site


Connect to PBS LearningMedia for Space Resource Collections & Solar Eclipse Resources


Bringing the Universe to America's Classrooms

Space Collection: Resources organized by grade levels. (K-2) (3-5) (6-8) & (9-12) Note particularly the Solar Eclipses Lessons & Interactives for 6-8 and 9-12 Bringing the Universe to America’s Classrooms: Engage K–12 students with phenomena and science practices using this collection of supplementary digital media resources created by GBH in collaboration with NASA. The resources align with key NGSS Earth, space, and physical science disciplinary core ideas. To ensure that science content is accessible for all students, supports are included for students with disabilities or who are English learners; many resources have Spanish translations.



Eclipses: CrashCourse

See the Great American Eclipse Video (From 2017)



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