If you want to do a day-of-eclipse project that is not yet available, pick a second one that you can practice with anytime as a practice project for yourself. Read the project website, complete the preparation or training materials, and do the task enough to get a sense for what’s involved, what’’s tricky, and what's fun or satisfying about it. When you introduce the project to your learners, emphasize that this is a real chance to do scientific research alongside other interested people around