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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…
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Time to say goodbye
Misty’s phone beeps. She’s getting a text message from a player who needs help with a game level. She tells Claire that she have to leave. Claire understands that her and Adam took up quite a bit of Misty’s time and apologizes. “I am so happy that Adam and I met up with you today Misty,” says Claire. “I hope that he didn’t…
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Rachel and Rancid answer why questions about natural disasters
The sun is shining and it looks beautiful outdoors. Rachel asks Rancid if he’d like to go for a walk. “Sure, let’s go,” says Rancid. “Where do you want to go?” Rachel really doesn’t have anything specific in mind. She just wants to enjoy the beautiful weather. During their walk they come across this cute little girl asking…
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Here come the why questions!
“Mommy why is the sky blue?” asks Autumn. Rachel remembers reading an article on this a while ago so she tells Sophia that she’d love to answer Autumn. She takes out her phone to see if she can find the article. It doesn’t take her long to find a good article. ‘Why is the sky blue? The sun shines white and black light to…
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Lightning and thunder
“I remember when we had heavy rain last week with thunder and lightning,” says Sophia. “Autumn was so frightened and I didn’t know how to help her overcome her fear of severe weather.” “Why do we have thunder and what is lightning?” asks Autumn. Rancid chuckles to himself because he remembers hearing how people used to…
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Autumn now asks what a drought is
Autumn is so excited to be learning this. Sophia explains to Rancid and Rachel that Autumn has to be a gifted child because she is so eager to learn but she won’t know for sure until she begins school. The why questions continue …….. ‘What is a drought? Drought is a continuous period of dry weather when an area gets less…
