In Los Angeles today (Aug 21st, 2017) we didn't have a TOTAL eclipse of the sun (as opposed to a TOTAL eclipse of the HEART by Bonnie Tyler - that happens in Hollywood all the time!!) but we did have partial solar eclipse!
To view this amazing event, Tuvia and I made the camera obscura that you see below. The image that we got was amazingly clear (the phone camera that I used to take the below picture caught some glare, but it wasn't there when we looked at the image with our eyes).
Even though the solar eclipse has now passed, you don't need it to use this device with your classes. You can discuss light and cameras (and how they work) and then draw parallels to the structure of the eye. Then you can discuss eye safety and why it is so important! What is even cooler is that you can have each member of your class design their own camera obscura and then go outside and view the sun!!
Our camera was made with a box, a pin-hole the in aluminum foil, a white piece of paper for the screen and a viewing port. I placed it on a tripod so that our neighbors could look as well.
I shared this design with a few of my CIJE schools and I can hardly wait until I get to see their pictures!!
I know that Tuvia won't forget this day and I hope that he gets an opportunity to see a FULL solar eclipse like I did in Winnipeg, Manitoba back in 1979. Below is one of the pictures I took with my Minolta SLR. It is an experience that I will never forget.
(Yossie's slide from 1979 eclipse)
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Regards,
Yossie
Yossie Frankel
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