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Eclipse ArtExplore the intersection of art and science through interdisciplinary crafts that utilize light and darkness!DepartmentEclipse-specific,Environmental Sciences9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Eclipse Scavenger HuntGet your scavenger hunt in preparation for the eclipse on Monday!DepartmentEclipse-specific,University Collections at McCalla9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Build Your Own DodecahedronDepartmentUniversity Collections at McCalla9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Geometric Sculpture Viewing: 2D, 3D, and VRView beautiful geometric sculptures by Morton C. Bradley Jr. in a variety of dimensions!DepartmentUniversity Collections at McCalla9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Ptolemy Coloring ContestCelebrate History’s Greatest Astronomer!DepartmentHistory & Philosophy of Science & Medicine9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Einstein, Eddington, and EclipseAn extra-ordinary test of an extraordinary theoryDepartmentEclipse-specific,History & Philosophy of Science & Medicine9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Measuring Eclipse EffectsHow does an eclipse affect Earth?DepartmentEclipse-specific,IN Geological & Water Survey9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Live Eclipse Imaging and Webstream (Preview)Preview: Luddy Eclipse LivestreamDepartmentEclipse-specific,Informatics9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
SolarBird: Community Bird Science for the 2024 EclipseJoin a community science projectDepartmentBiology,Eclipse-specific,Informatics9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Language Planet Matching GameMatch the Planet and LanguageDepartmentIndiana Language Workshop9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Language Coloring Corner using the Solar SystemColoring the Solar SystemDepartmentIndiana Language Workshop9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Language Word SearchDepartmentIndiana Language Workshop9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Solar Eclipse Tradition ModelsDepartmentEclipse-specific,Museum of Anthropology & Archeology9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Underwater ColorsAs the eclipse enters totality, sunlight will be blocked and the way we perceive color will change. Join our team to explore how colors look different to us in the dark, which is similar to what happens to our perception in deep water. DepartmentArchaeology & Anthropology,Eclipse-specific9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Spin the Wheel Science Quiz & Eclipse Pinhole Viewer CraftDepartmentEclipse-specific,ScIU - Conversations in Science at IU9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
The Cosmos in Arabic-Speaking CulturesDepartmentLanguage Flagships9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
The Cosmos in Chinese-Speaking CulturesDepartmentLanguage Flagships9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Listen and Learn: Chin Language Audio TourDepartmentLinguistics9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Language Evolution PuzzleDepartmentLinguistics9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Chin Color and SpellDepartmentEclipse-specific,Linguistics9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Chin Word Search PuzzleChin Languages Research ProjectsDepartmentEclipse-specific,Linguistics9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Tree TimeDepartmentEarth & Atmospheric Sciences9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Explore your World with Maps!Use mapping tools to learn about places in the worldDepartmentGeography9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Mock DigDiscover what it takes to be an archaeologist by identifying unknown items you can dig from the "WRAZL Archaeology (Mock) Site."DepartmentArchaeology & Anthropology9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
3-D modeling: Looking at the Future of CollectionsFrom the ground to the lab to the internet, learn how scientists turn artifacts excavated from the ground into 3-D digital models that can be shared around the world.DepartmentArchaeology & Anthropology9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Functional MorphologyDuring the eclipse, animals' behaviors will change as animals think it is night. Nocturnal animals will come out, diurnal animals will think its bedtime and all their sounds may change. Explore what we can learn about these animal's life histories just from looking at their skulls. DepartmentArchaeology & Anthropology9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Glow BonesJoin us for a UV demonstration where you will see campus squirrels in a new light.DepartmentArchaeology & Anthropology9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Make Your Own RiverInteract with our new high tech stream table to build your own river!DepartmentEarth & Atmospheric Sciences9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Make Your Own Earthquake!Jump next to an active seismometer and print out the seismogram to take home with you!DepartmentEarth & Atmospheric Sciences9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Pressure, Clouds, and TornadoesDepartmentEarth & Atmospheric Sciences9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Light, Shadow, and the EclipseA hands-on cyanotyping demonstration.DepartmentCenter for Rural Engagement,Eclipse-specific9:00 am - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
Medieval Astrolabe DemonstrationPresented by Kalani Craig and Liz HebbardDepartmentInstitute for Digital Arts & Humanities,Medieval Studies,The Book Lab10:00 am - 11:30 am Earthly Realms
Volcanic EruptionKABOOM!!!!DepartmentEarth & Atmospheric Sciences10:00 am Earthly Realms
Flintknapping DemonstrationShows at 11 am and 1 pm, with small demonstrations all dayDepartmentEarth & Atmospheric Sciences11:00 am Earthly Realms
Volcanic EruptionKABOOM!!!!DepartmentEarth & Atmospheric Sciences11:00 am Earthly Realms
HISTORY SLAM - Mapping Eclipses: Tracing Eclipses in Historical Sources through Space and TimePresenter: Kalani CraigDepartmentEclipse-specific,History11:45 am - 12:00 pm Earthly Realms
HISTORY SLAM - Columbus, Taínos, and the Lunar Eclipse of 1504Presenter: Matthew RodriguezDepartmentEclipse-specific,History12:00 pm - 12:15 pm Earthly Realms
Volcanic EruptionKABOOM!!!!DepartmentEarth & Atmospheric Sciences12:00 pm Earthly Realms
HISTORY SLAM - The Defeat of the British Empire in Southern Africa: The Day of the Dead Moon, 1879Presenter: Alex LichtensteinDepartmentEclipse-specific,History12:15 pm - 12:30 pm Earthly Realms
HISTORY SLAM - The Solar Events at Rome, AD 536-40Presenter: Deborah DeliyannisDepartmentEclipse-specific,History12:30 pm - 12:45 pm Earthly Realms
Black Bodies in Blackout: A Dance Performance RitualCome dance with us! DepartmentAfrican American Dance Company Student Organization,Eclipse-specific12:30 pm Earthly Realms
HISTORY SLAM - The Sun as a Figurant: Antonioni’s film L’eclisse (1962)Presenter: Giorgio Losi and Angelo GrossiDepartmentEclipse-specific,History12:45 pm - 1:00 pm Earthly Realms
HISTORY SLAM - Bede – Eclipses and Narratives, 8th c. ADPresenter: Matt NokesDepartmentEclipse-specific,History1:00 pm - 1:15 pm Earthly Realms
Flintknapping DemonstrationShows at 11 am and 1 pm, with small demonstrations all dayDepartmentEarth & Atmospheric Sciences1:00 pm Earthly Realms
Volcanic EruptionKABOOM!!!!DepartmentEarth & Atmospheric Sciences1:00 pm Earthly Realms
HISTORY SLAM - Native American Ghost Dances, 1889Presenter: Janine Giordano DrakeDepartmentEclipse-specific,History1:15 pm - 1:30 pm Earthly Realms
HISTORY SLAM - The Eclipse of 1764: Royalty, Horse Racing, and Women in SciencePresenter: Richard NashDepartmentEclipse-specific,History1:30 pm - 1:45 pm Earthly Realms
Black Bodies in Blackout: A Dance Performance RitualCome dance with us! DepartmentAfrican American Dance Company Student Organization,Eclipse-specific1:30 pm Earthly Realms
HISTORY SLAM - American Eclipses in the Nineteenth Century: What Did They Seem to Mean?Presenter: Konstantin DierksDepartmentEclipse-specific,History1:45 pm - 2:00 pm Earthly Realms
HISTORY SLAM - The Eclipse That Destroyed an Army, 413 BCEPresenter: Eric RobinsonDepartmentEclipse-specific,History2:00 pm - 2:15 pm Earthly Realms
Volcanic EruptionKABOOM!!!!DepartmentEarth & Atmospheric Sciences2:00 pm Earthly Realms
HISTORY SLAM - The Year of the Black Sun: Tenskwataw’s Eclipse of 1806Presenter: David NicholsDepartmentEclipse-specific,History2:15 pm - 2:30 pm Earthly Realms
HISTORY SLAM - The Solar Eclipse of 1185 in East Slavic LiteraturePresenter: Clare GriffinDepartmentEclipse-specific,History2:30 pm - 2:45 pm Earthly Realms
Black Bodies in Blackout: A Dance Performance RitualCome dance with us! DepartmentAfrican American Dance Company Student Organization,Eclipse-specific2:30 pm Earthly Realms
HISTORY SLAM - Nat Turner’s Insurrection, 1831Presenter: Jakobi WilliamsDepartmentEclipse-specific,History2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Earthly Realms
