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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…
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Interesting facts about sunrise and sunset
“Here are some interesting facts about sunsets and sunrises,” says Misty. “Claire I hope that I’m not pushing too much information on you. I just love googling and learning more. If it’s too much will you please let me know. I also want to talk to you about how to help Adam with his why questions.” Claire tells Misty that…
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More interesting facts about sunrise and sunset
‘The Sun Loses Its Color As It Begins to Disappear - As the sun begins to set, it starts to lose its blue hues. The wavelengths begin to change into green and yellow shades and eventually orange and red. This is why, by the end of the sunset, the sun looks like a blazing ball of fire. Before We Witness a Sunset, It’s…
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Misty offers Claire some parenting ideas
It doesn’t take Misty long to find the perfect article, How To Answer A Child’s Why Question? (Facts & Solutions) ‘Children ask tons of questions and sometimes it can be baffling. But it is important to understand the reasons why they ask questions. It is also helpful to have an idea of how to answer them. Below are more…
