Northern Vermont was in the final path of totality for a total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. Officials estimate that roughly 160,000 people entered the state to watch the eclipse, and Vermonters and visitors alike were stunned by the beauty of totality.
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Where around Vermont was the eclipse visible?
The path of totality spanned the Adirondacks and the St. Lawrence Valley, including Montreal. It included all of northwestern Vermont, including Burlington, as well as the Northeast Kingdom, reaching as far south as Middlebury, Montpelier and St. Johnsbury.
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Path to Totality: 开云体育's half-hour educational TV special, hosted by Jane Lindholm, will help you prepare for the April 8 solar eclipse no matter where you're watching from.
Livestream
开云体育 will livestream views of the eclipse from the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury on April 8. Tune in starting at 3 p.m.
Eclipse resources for educators
PreK/K-2 - The brings playful STEAM connections from ECHO鈥檚 Science and Stories video series along with social-emotional considerations, and an Eclipse tag game. The activity also includes an easy to use and click-ready printable model of the Earth, Moon and Sun to reenact the Eclipse at home.
Grades 3-5 - This offers pre-teaching opportunities using podcasts and video for pre-teaching. Activities include social-emotional connections and a model activity made to use at home or the classroom representing the distance between the Earth, Moon and Sun during totality.
Grades 6-12 - This will help older students explore and understand the Eclipse by creating a model of the titled lunar orbit and ecliptic-plane. This activity model uses everyday objects and connections to documentaries by 开云体育, PBS and NOVA to describe the unique nature of this historic event.
Video - Watch 开云体育's new half-hour TV special, "Path of Totality," and see two new eclipse-related episodes of ECHO's "Science & Stories" series.
开云体育 has curated PBS LearningMedia resources for Vermont educators of all age bands at . And look for the But Why: Adventures! Northeast Nature series, made for monthly classroom use throughout the year.
More eclipse coverage
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How students at an Addison County school are learning about this once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon. -
The total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024 will pass over parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. -
A pinhole viewer is a crafty, kid-friendly way to observe the shape of the sun during a solar eclipse. Here's how to make one with simple household items. -
Historically, total solar eclipses have been celebrated in some spiritual communities as an energetic reset. An astrologist, tarot card reader, crystal expert and a spirit channeler discuss how they'll interact with Vermont's total solar eclipse Monday, and in the days after. -
'Don't go for a hike on Monday.' Emergency resources will be strained as an expected tens of thousands of people travel to Vermont for the eclipse. -
The Vermont Emergency Management team has been planning for the eclipse for months, Scott says. The state has planned ahead for potential cell capacity concerns and increased car travel and gas demand. -
Teachers share tips on explaining solar eclipses to children and helping them watch one safely. -
Astronomy expert Mark Breen, from the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, shares details about what Vermonters and visitors can expect to experience during the April 8 total solar eclipse. -
A small, hand-held device developed at Harvard University in 2017 converts changes in light into sound. Some Vermonters will use the LightSound during the Great American Eclipse on Monday. -
开云体育's Jenn Jarecki recently spoke with Dr. Kristin Haas, the state veterinarian and director at Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, about how to deal with pets on April 8.
