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Directions: This worksheet is a starting point and meant to be a planning resource. Please make a copy and use it to plan for the upcoming eclipse!
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Program TypeIdeasQuestions to ask yourself / Planning NotesJanFebMarchAprilResources
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Eclipse Soundscapes ProjectECLIPSE SOUNDSCAPES Apprentice
Online, asynchronous free online learning with a completion certificate		IndividualTraining to learn about and be ready to answer solar eclipse related questionsOnline Training: https://eclipsesoundscapes.org/apprentice/
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Passive ProgrammingPromotional: Poster, FlyerWhen to print? Where to hang? hand out?Participation Handout: (Facilitator Resources section) https://eclipsesoundscapes.org/mentor/
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Active ProgrammingWorkshops/Activities/ Events:Utilize the videos, resources, etc to host your own eclipse learning presentation or eventSlides: (Facilitator Resources section) https://eclipsesoundscapes.org/mentor/
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Program TypeIdeasQuestions to ask yourself / Planning NotesJanFebMarchAprilResources
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ECLIPSE SOUNDSCAPES Observer
Eclipse Day Activity, No equipment required, Observe how the eclipse affects the environment, specifically the sights and sounds of animal behavior, and report after the eclipse online		Individual
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Passive ProgrammingObserver Role Handout / Flyer: Provide with eclipse glasses and/or to patrons on eclipse dayWhen to print? hand out?Observer Notes Handout: (Facilitator Resources section) https://eclipsesoundscapes.org/mentor/
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Active ProgrammingClub: Establish a "citizen science" group to meet before the eclipse to do the Observer Role training.
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ECLIPSE SOUNDSCAPES Data Collector Eclipse Week Activity, Equipment required, Collect Audio Data using an AudioMoth device & submit data to the ES team Program TypeIdeasQuestions to ask yourself / Planning NotesJanFebMarchAprilResources
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IndividualBe a Data CollectorWho will apply or order equipment?
Who will complete training/instructions?
Where outside will we deploy the AudioMoth?
Who will be in charge of AudioMoth deployment and data submission?		Free Kit Application Deadline 1/31 OR Purchase required equipment (~$150)Purchase required equipment (~$150)Receive/Review all equipment.Complete Data Collector Training / Instructions Review onlineDeploy AudioMoth Device, retrieve AudioMoth device, Submit location info online, Mail in MicroSD card with data
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Active ProgrammingClub: Establish a "citizen science" group to use the kit to collect data.
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GLOBE EclipseGLOBE EclipseProgram TypeIdeasQuestions to ask yourself / Planning NotesJanFebMarchAprilResources
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IndividualBe a NASA GLOBE Observer! Watch short video (2:48), which can be on a video loop or part of a presentation. Note: there is also a 1min version good for social media. See Resources column for links.

Download the app (iOS and Android) register with an active email. The Eclipse tool will be open in demo mode ~1-2 weeks before the eclipse. Pro tip Take in app training for GLOBE Clouds and Land Cover to get ready for observing the eclipse, and start taking cloud and land cover observations (the more you observe the better you will get). 		Demonstrating the app with a group? An iPad is easier to see. Will you be working with children under 13? Set-up your GLOBE account as an Educator, and you will be able to set-up student accounts, that allow patrons to login to the app without creating an account. Parents/Caretakers coud also be asked to download the app and set up an account for their child (under 13) or family to use.

Some libraries have provided iPads logged in to their GLOBE account for patrons to take observations. Ask patrons to download the GLOBE Observer app (available as iOS or Android), and create a GLOBE account prior to the program. They willl need access to wifi to download the app and create an account, will need to access their email to confirm their account.

If patrons are using your login on multiple devices, be aware that if more than one observation is submitted at the same time, only the first received will go into the database, others will receive an error message. 		Video overview (2:48): https://youtu.be/KZlDOGd6q-Y?si=zHmj1pXDu-srcN42
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Create a Display: For example, eclipse book display, eclipse citizen science with NASA, etc.What to inlcude? When to print? Where to hang? Hand out? There are several new printable resources that can be used for your displays (see the GLOBE Eclipse Informal ducators Toolkit at https://observer.globe.gov/toolkit/eclipse-toolkit)GLOBE Eclipse booklists on WorldCat:
Books for Kids: Eclipse books, Clouds books
Books for Teens and Adults: Eclipse books, Clouds books There are also several printable resources available to create your display Table Top Signs, short videos on how to use the GLOBE Eclipse tool, Eclipses and the Atmosphere, Overview of GLOBE Eclipse, and more in the Informal Educators Eclipse Toolkit (it's a long list on that page). Be sure to check out our Tips for Events with GLOBE Eclipse.
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Grab and go citizen science: Create packets with information/resources about doing GLOBE Eclipse. globe.gov/eclipsehttps://observer.

https://observer.globe.gov/toolkit/guides/libraries-guide/eclipse-library-resources
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Set up an Observation Station: Ideas of things to include

• Printout of GLOBE Eclipse steps for patrons to do using their own device or library devices logged into GLOBE Observer (see 1-pagers: with walk through of the app steps or Overview of GLOBE Eclipse.

• PowerPoint slides on autoplay or video walking through how to do GLOBE Eclipse or create a QR code pointing to the video online and patrons can watch on their phones (tip - the reel has closed captions, so can mute the video)

•Effects of Eclipse on Atmosphere (1-pager in English and Spanish)

• Sky windows for identifying cloud type and sky color, and video on loop showing how to do the observations

When to print, when to handout, will you do as a facilitated activity or as a passive station activity?GLOBE Eclipse steps (link coming soon)

Video overview of GLOBE Eclipse steps (2:48): https://youtu.be/KZlDOGd6q-Y?si=zHmj1pXDu-srcN42

Sky Window (English and Spanish). Tip - print and laminate a set that can be reused in programs, have 1 window for every 2-3 people (or family).
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Chart Air Temperature Changes:
Setup a large graph (on gridded paper or create your own grid using slip chart paper or butcher paper). Patrons add temperature observations to a graph to show changes over the course of the day. Set up an air temperature thermometer with brief instructions that patrons can use to make GLOBE Eclipse observations using their own device, or to record in a table or chart.

Adaptations might include a place for patrons to predict how much temperature will change over the course of the day (e.g., vote with stick-on dots).
Tips
• Large gridded sheets are available at office supply stores or online. If your library has a large format printer downloadable templates are available online. Or create your own graph on posterboard or butcher paper.
• The more observations plotted on the graph the better to see an overall pattern
• Grids with larger squares may be a little easier to set-up

Extension
Keep patrons engaged after the eclipse to see if their predictions were correct.
• The graph created in the app for your location can be accessed after the elipse (My Observations --> Eclipse).
•Take a screenshot of the graph and share on the library website, social media, or post in the library.
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Promotional resources: For promoting your program and/or GLOBE Eclipse citizen science. Use these as part of displays, handouts/flyers, on library website, social media, and presentation materials.

Advice from our library partners: begin promoiting your program early and often.		Go to the Eclipse resources page for facilitators, there are several resources ready to use as is, as well as graphics that can be used.
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Active ProgrammingClubs/programs: Include GLOBE Eclipse citizen science as part of existing club or program - after school science program, family science saturdays, etc.

Following are library friendly activities that have been used by several libraries in programs for all ages (children, families, teens, home schools, adults, senior aduts). 		Observing Clouds Tips and Tricks:

Make a copy of download the slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TRDA0MlNgm7m7Ji-hoyMBeVBROqo2CUvaBBPGqaI9rI/edit#slide=id.g2765d3d7794_0_920
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Cloud Dance: Clouds get their names from their shape, how high they are in the sky, and if they produce precipitation. Follow along with NASA scientist Marilé Colón Robles and her two daughters as they do the cloud dance and other activities in this YouTube video.

The objective is to mimic what the three main cloud types look like so that they are easier to remember - puffy cumulus, wispy cirrus, flat stratus. Make up your own moves with your patrons!		https://youtu.be/vpYXh3xHoS4
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Create a Cloudscape (30 mins to 1 hour)
Includes suggestions for a Cloudscape art activity, starting a cloud journal, quick start programs, take & make activities, and virtual program.

The activity includes a detailed checklist		https://www.starnetlibraries.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/globe-observer-clouds-cloudscapes.pdf
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Estimating Cloud Cover
Create a cloud collage using blue paper (sky) and white paper (representing clouds of different size) and ask your friends to guess the percentage of cloud cover. Expand or adapt this activity by printing photos of the sky and asking participants to identify the cloud coverage.		Watch these videos demonstrating doing cloud estimation (STERnet webinar):
https://youtu.be/eJ7gSpsp5Gs?si=rqNgVKzKNjROtWJX&t=2021

and as a family activity: https://youtu.be/dyeOzaPoXiY
Describing doing this in a library setting:
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Safety PlanIdeasQuestions to ask yourself / Planning NotesJanFebMarchAprilResources
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Eclipse glasses:
• Libraries have set up stations for decorating solar viewers and cased (see links to activities in resources).

• Scavenge hunt around the library: When completed patrons can turn in their sheet to receive eclipse glasses		STEAM Activity: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2983/eclipse-essentials-safe-and-stylish-solar-eclipse-glasses/?annular_eclipse

Here's a collection of NASA Eclipse Safety resources for safely viewing a total solar eclipse eclipse: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/safety/
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Rainy Day PlanNASA Live streams of eclipse

Indoor activity stations 		https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/livestream
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Team / LogisticsIdeasQuestions to ask yourself / Planning NotesJanFebMarchAprilResources
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