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Dr. Patricia Reiff | reiff@rice.edu
Rice Space Institute, MS-108
Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005-1892
Eclipse Training
The following documents are courtesy Rice Space Institute and may be freely copied for noncommercial educational use.
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Earn Professional Development Hours
- 1.5 hours
After viewing the Eclipse Training Video below, send an email to Prof Patricia Reiff reiff@rice.edu and include four things you learned from the video to receive a certificate for 1.5 hours.
OR
attend one of our in-person teacher trainings at Rice, CAST or NSTA. (note - the powerpoint below HAS been updated for 2023/2024) - 4 hours
After viewing the Eclipse Training Video below, take the "Kahoot" quizzes and email reiff your screen name for your quiz. Download and complete the Eclipse Math homework. Email the homework and your eclipse quiz results to Prof Patricia Reiff reiff@rice.edu to receive a certificate for 4 hours. - 45 credit hours
Take our "Teaching Earth and Space Science Course (ASTR 502)".(Next offered fall 2023).Teachers can audit for PD hours or take for full 3 hours academic credit. Contact Dr. Reiff for details. Meets Monday evenings 6-9 pm; can be done remotely via Zoom.
Eclipse Training Videos
Eclipse Training for Teachers [59:27] - by Prof Patricia Reiff, Rice University [Feb 2023]
Note: there are two Kahoots quizzes mentioned in the training, one to take in the middle (annular) and one at the end (total).
The "Kahoots quiz" links may change.
- annular eclipse quiz : kahoots.com pin 06524326
- Total eclipse quiz : kahoots.com pin 04691173
Eclipse Training Resources
- Eclipse101.pdf [38 MB]
PDF file with images from the Solar Eclipse 101 training video - Eclipse101 Powerpoint [warning - large 149 MB] | README
Powerpoint file with images and animation clips from the Solar Eclipse 101 training video - Eclipse Math - Proportions and Angular Size [221 KB]
PDF homework file - Handout packet for TEXAS NEXUS: DON’T MISS THE ECLIPSES
Pat Reiff at CAST meeting, Dallas TX - Suggested items to purchase for the eclipses
Links
- Eclipses - main Eclipse page at space.rice.edu
- Eclipse Animations visualization page to view and download eclipse animations seen in the Solar Eclipse 101 training resources