Sun
Earth and Space
The Sun-Earth-Moon system
Physics Narrative
for 11-14
Explaining familiar phenomena
Even though the Sun and Moon are such familiar objects in the night sky, many children and adults alike struggle to explain cyclical events such as night and day, the seasons and the changing appearance of the Moon.
In this episode we address these familiar phenomena, not only providing explanations but also offering some ideas about the origins of those explanations.