Arizona State Partners with Founders for Eclipse
Posted on 04/08/2024
Read the full article on the Arizona State University's website here.
Monday, April 8, marks the date of the next total solar eclipse, during which the moon will pass in front of the sun, completely blocking it from view. It will be the last to cross the U.S. for the next 20 years.
To celebrate this unique natural phenomenon, Arizona State University's Center for Education Through Exploration (through its Infiniscope project) and Eclipse Soundscapes, a NASA Citizen Science project, have joined forces to bring training and resources to a cohort of passionate science teachers in underrepresented communities.
"Our goal (in this partnership) is to offer high-quality content to underserved communities," said Ariel Anbar, Infiniscope principal investigator, director of the Center for Education Through Exploration and a professor in ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration.
Through this partnership, 19 educators from states in the path of totality — ranging from Arkansas to New York including Founders Academy — received a stipend, training on eclipse observation and eclipse-viewing glasses for their students.
Read the full article on the Arizona State University's website here.