Ashley Simone, a seventh-grade math student at Hilton's Merton Williams Middle School, has been taking an interesting angle on a new lesson focused on eclipses.
Get ready for April 8 by checking out our Total Solar Eclipse page, with everything you need to know for the big day!Students at Hilton's Merton Williams Middle School are exploring the math behind eclipses, and learning what makes the solar spectacle so rare.
Hilton, N.Y. — Many teachers at schools along the path of totality are using the April 8 total solar eclipse as an opportunity to teach their students in unique ways.Ashley Simone, a seventh-grade math student at Hilton's Merton Williams Middle School, has been taking an interesting angle on a new lesson, focusing on the math behind the solar spectacle.Simone said the rare event is the perfect way to get her students excited about the subject.
"We keep saying 'This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance.' , this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get to teach, especially that math behind it," she said.Simone said the students are looking at the distance between the sun and the moon, compared to the distance between the Moon and the Earth. Student Seth Cassata explained to us that the Sun is about 400 times farther away than the Moon, and is also about 400 times bigger.Lilyanne Cavallaro mentioned how convenient it is for the Rochester region to be along the path of totality.
"So many people from other countries are coming to see it," she said. "We don't have to travel to see it."
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