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The colors of the moon
“Well Timmy, it’s not always orange,” says Odus. “The moon is mostly gray.” “But why?,” asks Timmy. Odus realizes that this curious little boy wants to know more about the colors. He searches for a good article with an easy explanation. ‘Every time you look at a picture of the Moon or look at it in the sky, you may be…
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Why the moon changes color
Odus wants to share more facts about the moon’s colors so he continues his googling until he finds a specific article The changing colours of the moon explained. “The moon can be red, blue and orange,” says Odus. “You were asking about the orange moon before so let me explain that first.” ‘This apparent colour change…
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The 8 phases of the moon
Odus decides to share more about the phases of the moon than what he has already shared. “Would you like to know what causes the phases of the moon?” asks Odus. Of course! So Odus does some googling and comes up with a good article. ‘The phases of the Moon are caused by the relative positions of the Moon, Sun and…
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Odus offers some parenting tips
Odus remembers seeing an article not too long ago addressed to parents about the but why? stage. He does a quick search and finds it. He begins to read it to Ron. ‘As your child grows so too does their inquisitive mind. They’re eager to learn, eager to explore and seemingly, eager to drive you bonkers with non-stop…
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Misty offers some information on sunrise and sunset
Bright and early in the morning Misty is taking a stroll through the park when she sees a little boy and his mother looking at a story book and talking. “Mommy can you tell me more about the sun?” asks the little boy. “Why is the sun yellow.?” “Let’s continue reading to find out why,” says the mother. ‘The real color of…
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Answering Children’s Questions
“I read online just the other day about children who ask those why questions,” says Misty. “It’s just a phase that they go through. Let me look on my phone to see if I can find you a simple answer to explain this phase.” It doesn’t take Misty too long to find a good article to explain this phase. ‘Young children have a lot…
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What is sunrise and sunset?
Misty comes up with an idea! “Hey Adam, I think we need to change the subject,” says Misty. “You seem to be getting confused with all that information. So, instead of confusing you with more information on the sun color how would you like to learn more about sun and how it rises and sets?” “Why does the sun rise and set?,”…
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Why Does the Sun "Rise" and "Set"?
Claire is really enjoying Misty’s help. She is getting excited at the idea of learning more about this. ‘Here's what scientists say about "sunrise" and "sunset",” says Misty. ‘The sun stays in its position at the center of our solar system. It doesn't rise and set. But it appears to rise and set because of the Earth's…
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Learning the colors of sunrise and sunset
Now it’s Claire’s turn to ask a why question…………. “Why does the sun make such pretty colors as sunrise and sunset?” asks Claire. ‘Well, it’s all because of light and the fact that light has colour,” says Misty. “The light around you is a combination of all the colours in the world.” Misty decides to do more googling to…
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Adam is getting bored
Misty continues reading the article. ‘How the atmosphere plays with light - When the Sun’s beams reach Earth, they meet the molecules in Earth’s atmosphere. The molecules then begin to play with the light — bouncing it back and forth between themselves. This is called “scattering”. The longer a wavelength of light is, the…
