first thought when introduced to the moon journal assignment was: “I think Dr. Burke may be crazy. Why would teachers need to learn about the moon‚ unless science is their content area?” I begrudgingly began looking for the moon and was discouraged for nearly a week when I could not find it. After reading and discussing Duckworth‚ I began to understand why this journaling project is an assignment for the class. According to Duckworth (1996)‚ studying the moon brings about discourse and conversation
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“The Subduction Zone Observatory Takes Shape” The article “The Subduction Zone Observatory Takes Shape” published in Science magazine was written by Julia Rosen. Dr. Rosen has an Honors Degree BS in Geological and Environmental Science from Stanford University and a PhD in Geology from Oregon State University. She is an award-winning writer currently working as a freelance science journalist (cite?). The article discusses the proposal for a new‚ large-scale research program called the Subduction
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The Moon Also Rises. What if it would not? An essay on the effects of the moon on the earth‚ life‚ humanity and modern society. “Just like moons and like suns‚ With the certainty of tides‚ Just like hopes springing high‚ Still I’ll rise”‚ writes Maya Angelou in 1978‚ believing in the certainty of the moon spinning endlessly around the earth‚ giving us light in the darkest of times. Could you even imagine a world without a moon? A world in which the black of night would only be interrupted by countless
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Moons of Saturn By Melinda Herron 11/29/2011 Moons of Saturn The moons of Saturn are a very interesting topic to research. Before beginning this amazing journey on the moons‚ first we must do a brief overview of the planet Saturn. Saturn is the sixth largest planet from the sun; it is very large and does not have very much water. This research paper will explore the different moons‚ the names‚ atmosphere‚ similarities and sizes of the moons. Saturn has 62 moons
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million people worldwide heard these words as they watched Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. After a mad dash to beat Russia‚ America had won the space race at last! Or did they? In the past few years‚ evidence has come into light to discredit the landing of men on the moon. Like many of my generation‚ I grew up on the belief that man landed on the moon in 1969. I was 16 before I began to doubt my faith in my government-run school. I was sitting at my run down desk staring
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Moon shadow had finally been old enough to fly his dad’s kite. His mom didn’t want him to fly them when he was younger. Moon shadow‚ his mom‚ and grandma lived together while windrider‚ moon shadows dad lives in America and works at a laundry company. He and a lot of tang men go to America to make money for their family. Sometimes some or the whole family goes with them. But not windriders. One day this strange man named hand clap comes to the door. He had told them that he worked at the company
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understand more about space and especially the moon. In many of the manned and unmanned missions collected many rock samples. In this certain study they found that the moon had many magma rocks on the moon. This fact surprised many scientists because space is very cold (as we all know) and magma rocks are formed from extreme heat or pressure. The magma rocks were only found in certain parts of the moon and not in others. So we know that the whole moon was obviously not all formed by magma rocks.
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letter of your answer. 1. Which statement below best describes the motion of the Moon relative to the stars? a. The Moon moves eastward relative to the stars about 1 degree per day. b. The Moon moves westward relative to the stars about 1 degree per day. c. The Moon moves eastward relative to the stars about 13 degrees per day. d. The Moon moves westward relative to the stars about 13 degrees per day. e. The Moon does not move relative to the stars. 2. How does the Moon’s motion relative to
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English Literature January 15th 2011 “Full Moon and Little Frieda‚” written by Ted Hughes‚ is about the memory of little Frieda‚ at two years old‚ noticing various things around her and also identifying the moon. Hughes conveys a sense of fascination throughout the poem through certain devices‚ metaphysical aspects and through the structure. The poem is a lyrical poem‚ which also adds to the fascination as lyrical poems are usually written as love poems. In the very first line‚ “A cool small
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Running Moon “Mom‚ it’s doing it again!” I yelled from the backseat of my stepfather’s Nissan Xterra. No matter how fast my mother drove‚ the moon always remained caught up to us‚ despite its differing shapes. Whether it was a full-moon or a half-moon‚ it was always quick enough to ride right alongside of the SUV. “The women at the planetarium told my class that people have went to the moon‚” I said reminiscing that field trip I had taken a couple weeks ago at school. “Riley‚ honey‚ the moon is not
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