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Olivia explains the colors of the sky
Early in the afternoon Olivia is passing by Mr. Toffee’s store when she sees a mother and little boy outside. The little boy has been asking a lot of why questions and out of frustration the mother tries to distract him by promising to buy him some candy if he behaves. The little boy nods his head in agreement and they…
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Olivia starts to explain the colors of the sky
‘Why is the sky blue? ‘The sky is blue because the air scatters blue light from the Sun across the sky and down to our eyes. We think of air as being clear and transparent, and it is. But air is made up of countless tiny objects, mostly molecules of nitrogen. When sunlight goes thousands of miles through our atmosphere, a…
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Here comes the why questions!
“What’s a rainbow?” asks Andrew. ‘A rainbow is an arc of colors that appear in the sky when it is raining in one part of the sky and sunny in another. A rainbow forms when the sun shines through droplets of water while it’s raining or was recently raining. How does that happen? Sunlight comes from the sun. The sun is…
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Why is the ocean blue?
Andrew has finished eating his candy and now wants to know why the ocean is blue. Olivia has no problem giving him some facts on this but isn’t sure if it might be over his head. ‘First, we need to know some fun facts about the nature of light. The light we see, which we call white light, is made up of incredibly tiny…
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Olivia looks for a video to help Andrew understand it better
“But why is the sky blue?” asks Andrew. Olivia decides to look for another video since Andrew seems to enjoy watching them. She realizes that at his age his attention span is short so she needs to find a short view that can offer a good explanation. “Let’s try this video first,” says Olivia. “The video title is Why Is the…
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Olivia looks for a video to help Andrew understand it better
“But why is the sky blue?” asks Andrew. Olivia decides to look for another video since Andrew seems to enjoy watching them. She realizes that at his age his attention span is short so she needs to find a short view that can offer a good explanation. “Let’s try this video first,” says Olivia. “The video title is Why Is the…
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Olivia searches for parenting tips
Andrew walks over to the homeless man to leave his candy. Olivia shares with Ashley some information that she had found online a few weeks ago. ‘Why, why, why? Yep, there comes a time in every parent’s life when you face a daily barrage of questions from your child – and you realise there are quite a few (actually, loads)…
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Ashley is so happy that she bumped into Olivia
Andrew is getting a bit restless. Olivia tells him that she just wants to say a bit more and then they can leave. “Andrew, Mommy needs a few more minutes and then we can leave,” says Ashley. “You’ve been such a good boy today so how about we stop for ice cream when we leave here?” Olivia continues reading the article. ‘Be…
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Odus answers some why questions about the moon
Early one morning Odus is helping a player with his game level when he sees a father and a little boy walking towards him. “Daddy, what is a moon?” asks the little boy. “It’s a large round circle just like the sun and it shines at night by reflecting light from the sun,” says the father. “But why?” asks the little boy.…
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Odus share facts about the moon
“So Timmy, would you like to learn more about the moon?” asks Odus. “I have a video that I can show you and Dad that will explain what the moon is made of and how it formed.” Odus opens his phone and quickly finds a perfect video for Timmy. He turns his phone in Timmy’s direction for him to view. When the video is done,…
