Summary
A full Ready Jet Go! episode on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel (~23 min). A solar eclipse is on its way, and Sunspot tries to explain it to the neighborhood animals so they aren't fooled when the sky goes dark. A fun, full-length look at a solar eclipse.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
The whole gang prepares for a solar eclipse — even the animals need to understand what's coming.
- What is going to happen in the sky in this episode?
- Why does the sky get dark during a solar eclipse?
- How do the characters get ready for the eclipse?
- Why is it never safe to look right at the sun?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: eclipse, sun, moon, shadow, pattern.
Try it: Draw the three steps of a solar eclipse: sun alone, moon moving in, sun covered.