Shoe Box Eclipse Projector
Professor O will help you learn: Children explore optics and astronomy by discovering how light travels in straight lines through a pinhole to project a safe, clear image of the Sun during an eclipse.
Play through the project step by step, with narration read aloud.
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Steps
Tap any step to play from there — the narration plays inside the player.
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