Total Eclipse of the Park
Join us for Total Eclipse of the Park, an exciting, free way to experience the Great American Eclipse!
Join us at Hall Park, home to Frisco’s new Kaleidoscope Park, officially opening Summer 2024. As you explore the area, enjoy entertainment and hands-on science activities about the eclipse presented by host Sci-Tech Discovery Center along with the Frisco Public Library, Eckert College, and more. And don’t forget the main event- the Eclipse! Grab a pair of safe viewing glasses or stop by a telescope to experience the last total solar eclipse in the contiguous United States for 20 years.
Learn more about the eclipse at https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/
DETAILED EVENT INFORMATION
LOCATION
The event will be held at HALL Park, in the parking lot located at 2600 Network Blvd., Frisco, Texas 75034.
PARKING
Free parking will be available in the 2401 Internet Boulevard and 2591 Dallas Parkway lots on a first come, first served basis. If these lots become full, additional free parking will be available in the 2811 Internet Boulevard lot.
ACTIVITIES
There will be numerous hands-on science activity stations, each centered around Eclipse-related subjects like orbits, gravity, scaled models, and beyond! Among these stations will be a solar viewing area, that will provide guests with the unique chance to observe this celestial phenomenon up close through telescopes.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Food and beverage options will be available for purchase. Guests are also welcome to bring their own food and beverage (non-alcoholic only). Coolers will be permitted.
ACCESSIBILITY
Accessible parking, entry paths, and an ADA accessible portable toilet will be available.
Additionally, for hands-on activities, we’ll provide various materials to enhance accessibility, including but not limited to tactile models, dry erase boards, ASL video instructions, audio descriptions of signage, and bilingual signage in English and Spanish.
To accommodate neurodiverse guests, we’ll offer a social story online beforehand and set up a sensory blackout tent at the event site. This tent will be equipped with sound-dampening headphones, fidget toys, weighted blankets, white noise machines, and soft ambient lighting.
SAFETY
For your safety, please remember that it is dangerous to view a solar eclipse without proper eye protection. Eclipse glasses that meet the ISO 12312-2 international safety standards, as well as solar filtered telescopes, will be provided at the event site.
Join Sci-Tech Discovery Center in spreading STEM learning this spring! As part of Total Eclipse of the Park, Sci-Tech will collaborate with five local, youth-serving organizations to provide eclipse event/program kits. Along with eclipse themed activity materials, the kits will also include lesson plans, posters of diverse STEM professionals in astronomy and aerospace careers, eclipse viewing glasses, and more! Selected organizations will also receive FREE training around leading informal STEM events and teaching activities.
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Community Partners
Sci-Tech and Kaleidoscope Park would like to thank all of our community partners collaborating on this event through volunteers and education support:
BGE • Frisco Public Library • Eckerd College • Atomic Hands
Sponsors
A big THANK YOU to the businesses and foundations that helped make this event FREE to the public!
This work is supported by the Simons Foundation and is part of its ‘In the Path of Totality’ initiative. For more information, visit www.inthepathoftotality.org.
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