Tomorrow, there will be a rare solar eclipse all over Europe. This will occur in Hull at 08:28. Although this will be, to most young people, a once in a life time opportunity, it will be a very dangerous event: if there is a small percentage of the sun still showing, people will be advised not to look at the eclipse directly as it could possibly cause blindness.
Because of this, many schools are not taking their pupils out to see the eclipse as it may be damaging to the pupils’ health. Instead of taking pupils out, schools around the country are being encouraged to download videos to show the pupils the eclipse.
Maisie from Malet Lambert School, Year 8, said “I am looking forward to seeing some of the videos as I have never seen a solar eclipse before”. Abbie, who is also in Year 8, said “I haven’t learnt about a solar eclipse yet in science lessons so I am hoping to learn much more from a first person view.”
The weather will affect the clearness of the eclipse as it has been told it will be cloudy. But, this will not stop people feeling the change of atmosphere as they will feel like they need to be back in bed due to the darkness caused by the eclipse.
Mrs Lawrence, Head of Science at Malet Lambert School, said “There are lots of new surprises for the Year 7s to do with the eclipse but I am not allowed to share information about this so we don’t ruin a fun lesson for the pupils.”
Reported by: Larissa, Year 10