Please provide a brief narrative explaining what the grant was used for and its outcomes. The CLRC Solar Eclipse Grant funds were used to purchase materials for several activities. We held an Astronaut BINGO Scavenger Hunt and used some of the funds to purchase items for prizes. We also had two crafts available for children…
Please provide a brief narrative explaining what the grant was used for and its outcomes. The grant was used to buy solar eclipse books for middle school students. The books were put into the library collection. Students checked out the books this year and will be able to check them out in future years. 7th…
Please provide a brief narrative explaining what the grant was used for and its outcomes. The grant was used to provide education to community members about the solar eclipse and to buy supplies for the Solar Eclipse Viewing event at the Community Library of DeWitt & Jamesville. We booked a speaker from the Museum of…
Please provide a brief narrative explaining what the grant was used for and its outcomes. The grant was used to purchase manipulative materials related to the solar system to demonstrate the movement of the planets, sun, and moon. Students were able to use ‘blow-up’ planets to act out the solar system and to see the…
Please provide a brief narrative explaining what the grant was used for and its outcomes. Purchase of a Professional Text Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses and More, from NSTA Press, When the Sun Goes Dark, 3 TPT purchases for Solar Eclipse, Sun and Moon, Universe and Card Stock Paper for making hole 3- hole…
Please provide a brief narrative explaining what the grant was used for and its outcomes. We used the grant to expand activities held during our Eclipse Party at the library. Even though the weather wasn’t ideal, people enjoyed coming together to view the sun through the SunOculars, one of the items purchased with the grant…
Please provide a brief narrative explaining what the grant was used for and its outcomes. We hosted an Eclipse Day craft event. Patrons made homemade puff paint glow-in-the-dark eclipse moons. We created and ate “phases of the eclipse cookies”. We decorated our community space with outer space and moon and stars theme. We offered stickers,…
Please provide a brief narrative explaining what the grant was used for and its outcomes. We had a solar watch party. We had space cookies, sun water, moon popcorn and put together little gift bags for the kids. We also streamed the livestream from NASA. Laurie Rachetta, East Syracuse Free Library
Please provide a brief narrative explaining what the grant was used for and its outcomes. We used the grant for several programs related to the solar eclipse. One was a workshop presented by The MOST called “Learn About the Solar Eclipse with The MOST!” This was for all ages. A museum educator discussed what happens…
Please provide a brief narrative explaining what the grant was used for and its outcomes. The grant provided our 8th grade science students an opportunity to engage in hands-on activities to understand how sun-earth moon interactions cause eclipses and seasons. Our weather stations provided an opportunity to collect real time data used to make predictions…