Scientific Explanation of the Aurorae
Our modern scientific explanation for the aurorae start with particles coming from the Sun, encountering the Earth’s magnetic field, and then entering the Earth’s atmosphere. Let’s take those three parts one at a time.
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Observing Phases of the Moon
Even though the Sun is now below the horizon, we know about where it is because we saw where it just set. [Point out place on horizon where the Sun set.] We can still see the Moon. How would you describe the shape of the Moon right now? [Crescent, banana, finger nail clipping.] If we…
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Explaining the Phases of the Moon
VISUAL 1 (still): Full MoonPut up a large still image graphic of the Full Moon, for use with a Moon phase story. Optional: Tell Egyptian story of the giant pig eating the Moon.Practically every culture throughout human history has come up with a different explanation in answer to that question. One rather interesting theory was…
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The Moon Through a Telescope
So far, we have observed the Moon just as our ancestors did, thousands of years ago. About 400 years ago, telescopes were invented and exciting new views of the Moon were possible. Let’s see how our Moon looks through a telescope. VISUAL 4 (still): Moon Through a Telescope Pretend we are looking through the eyepiece of…