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Pinhole Projector to View the Solar Eclipse
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Make a Pinhole Projector to View the Solar Eclipse

Enjoy the sun’s stellar shows by creating your very own pinhole projector.

Make a Pinhole Projector to View the Solar Eclipse

Ingredients

  • 1 empty PEBBLES box
  • 1 sheet of white paper
  • 1 pencil
  • 1 pair scissors
  • Tape
  • Aluminum foil
  • 1 pin or thumbtack

Instructions

  • Take your cereal box and trace its bottom on your sheet of white paper.
  • Cut out the rectangle you just traced.
  • Tape the rectangle to the bottom of the inside of your box. Close the top of the box and tape it shut.
  • Cut rectangular holes along the right and left edges of the top.
  • Cut a piece of aluminum foil to cover the left hole. Tape it in place.
  • Poke a pinhole in the center of the foil.
  • With the sun behind you look into the right hole.