And we made a school day and a party out of it!
Eli and Brynne spent the majority of the day learning about Venus and the Sun. They watched a couple of Bill Nye The Science Guy videos and read some books. Then they closed their eyes to imagine what Venus looks like (extremely hot, dry, with lots of volcanoes and craters) and drew their ideas on a Venus printable.
We made Transit of Venus cookies.
And then some friends came over for a cookout and viewing party. We were finally able to get a hold of some #14 shade welding glass to use to protect our eyes. That, coupled with some binoculars, gave us a perfect view! It was so cool! The kids were flipped out excited!
As our friends were leaving, they said they would host the next Transit of Venus party at their house. That's in 2117. I told them I'd make sure I put it on my calendar.
Did you get a chance to see it?
That's great that they saw it! It was overcast here, so we missed it!
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