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The Sun, Earth, and Moon

August 2nd, 2011 | 3 Comments

Pin It I do a brief demonstration with my kids of how the earth rotates on its axis to create night and day, how the Earth orbits the sun over the course of the year, and how the moon orbits the Earth, creating the phases of the moon. Pin It My youngest son got to be the Sun, since babies are at the center of attention and he did not need to move for this role. Sometimes, I use … Read entire article »

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Candace Lindemann is a published children’s writer and educational consultant. She holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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