2024 Solar Eclipse

This resource is designed to support Maine educators in preparing for the April 8th solar eclipse. To explore the resources click on the blue banners below.

This map is interactive! Zoom in to see the path of totality for Maine or anywhere else in the country.

Eye safety is the most important part of the eclipse.  The video above will show the phases of the eclipse and share important safety information.  The links in the "viewing the solar eclipse" section of this site provide ideas and resources for safely viewing the solar eclipse.

The Solar Eclipse in Maine

• Check the weather in your area and the time of the eclipse.
• Very useful animation for times and locations of the eclipse in Maine.
• Visit the Aroostook County tourism page for information about viewing solar eclipse in the county.
• University of Maine Versant Power Astronomy Center Elipse page
• UMaine to live stream total eclipse.

Lessons and Activities

• Model the solar eclipse in your classroom.
• Hands-on solar eclipse activities.  
• Eclipse activities from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
• PBS has created the Sun, Moon & Shadows: Your Ultimate Eclipse Guide and Activity Companion, all ages workbook.
• Solar Eclipse digital simulation
• Solar eclipse interactive simulation.
• Solar eclipse vocabulary memory game.
• Legends of Learning solar eclipse game description
• National Science Teachers Association Eclipse guides, lessons, and information.
• Solar eclipse activities and lessons from NASA
• Article on learning about the solar eclipse across the curriculum.
• Gulf of Maine Research Institute citizen science opportunities.
• Help map the shape of the sun with your NASA and the smartphone app SunSketcher.
• The Light Sound Project
• The Eclipse Soundscapes App is a way to have a multi-sensory experience of the eclipse.

Viewing the Solar Eclipse

• A very important video is about eye safety during a solar eclipse.
• The Solar Eclipse Across America page sells solar eclipse viewers and filters.
• A Box Pinhole Projector can be a safe, inexpensive way to view the solar eclipse.
• 5 fun ways to view the Eclipse YouTube video.

Saftey Considerations for School Administrators

• Maine School Safety Center Eclipse Safety Considerations.