A Kid's Guide to the Total Eclipse

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse is coming to the United States! Join us for Tumble’s Eclipse Spectacular with games, music, and a thrilling audio experience to learn what it’s like to be on the path of totality. Eclipse expert Vivian White guides us and our listeners through the mysteries of this rare astronomical event. You’ll be singing our new song, “Total Eclipse of the Sun” with your eclipse glasses on!

Hear our bonus interview episode with Vivian on our Patreon feed at patreon.com/tumblepodcast, when you pledge just $1 or more a month.

There’s more free resources to learn about the eclipse on the blog on our website, sciencepodcastforkids.com

“Total Eclipse of the Sun” will be available on Spotify by eclipse day!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:01.6	And I'm Marshall.
0:02.4	Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:06.0	Today is a tumble eclipse spectacular.
0:10.3	Is this for the big eclipse that's passing over a good chunk of the US on April 8th,
0:14.8	2024?
0:15.8	I don't know anything about it.
0:17.8	Yes it is.
0:18.8	We'll be getting ready with a special show about the total solar eclipse, the how, the why, and the feeling of seeing
0:27.5	the moon block out the sun, it's going to be so l'r-fun.
0:33.8	Good one.
0:37.8	All right, so what is going on on this tumble eclipse spectacular as you're calling it and why did you bring in
0:45.0	this audience? What's not gonna happen is the question. We've got games, we've got
0:52.1	music and we've got games, we've got music, and we've got a Solar Eclipse audio experience.
0:57.0	Well that's all intriguing.
0:59.0	So, I guess where do we start and can we turn off the theme music.
1:03.0	Yes.
1:05.0	We're going to start by meeting our eclipse expert Vivian White.
1:10.0	I love solar eclipses.
1:13.5	Vivian sounds like the perfect person for a solar spectacular because she sounds pretty spectacular.
1:19.6	Vivian's job is to explain what's happening in the sky to everyone who's curious about it.
1:25.2	I wonder how many times does she just say, that's a plane?
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