Make Your Own Solar Eclipse

See the sun through a shoe box with your very own DIY solar eclipse. Use different types of light; a flashlight, daylight, tv light to see the different effects.

--WHAT YOU'LL NEED--

shoebox
scissors
black card
yellow tissue paper
tape
toothpick

--STEP 1--

Cut a window at each end of your shoebox and then cut a slit across the width (or top) of the box lid.

--STEP 2--

Cut out a square of black card small enough to slide into the slit in the box.

--STEP 3--

Cut out a circle from the middle of the card and stick yellow tissue paper over the hole.

--STEP 4--

Stick the toothpick to the black card circle (you will use this as your Moon).

--STEP 5--

Slide the square of black card into the slot on the box and hold the box up to the light. Look through it to see your Sun


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