the Sun * Put the flashlight on a table a few meters away and shine it toward you. * Hold the ball at arm’s length to represent the Moon while your head represents Earth. * Slowly spin around (counterclockwise) so that the ball goes around you just like the Moon orbits Earth. * As you turn‚ you’ll see the ball go through phases just like the Moon. Understanding Questions Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. One to two sentences will not suffice. 1
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1960‚ six-year-old Ruby Bridges changed America by walking up the steps of a white only school to gain an education. To survive this experience‚ Ruby had to rise above prejudice‚ face her fears‚ and find strength in her faith. Ruby Bridges was just six years old when in 1960 she was ordered to go to first grade in the William Franz Elementary School. On the morning of the first day of school‚ Ruby Bridges’ mother told her: "Now I want you to behave yourself today‚ Ruby‚ and don’t be afraid
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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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Fleming‚ Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson. Lanham: Rowman and Little‚ Inc.‚ 2006. Paperback $18.95. During the Civil Rights Movement‚ there were many participants. Such participants were women. Mrs. Ruby Doris Smith Robinson was one of those college students‚ who after couple year in the movement left a legacy of excellence‚ courage‚ and leadership. In Cynthia Griggs Fleming’s Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson‚ Flemings examines the
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can add value and quality to a guest’s experience. Every guest has different needs and expectations of a dining experience. This discussion post will take a look at a dining experience at the Rainforest Café and compare it to a dining experience at Ruby Tuesday restaurant and will evaluate the differences in quality and value. Recently I dined at to the Rainforest Café in Disney World. The entertaining experience was amazing as you felt like you were in a rainforest setting. The experience
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he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6). Ruby Turpin is a pharisaical women. She thanks God for making her who she is‚ thankful she is not white trash or a black woman. She leans not on God’s will‚ but her own logic about people. She believes that she‚ a white person with a good disposition‚ will clear the path to heaven for the lesser. Her knowledge does not rest upon the will of God‚ but on the racist environment she lives in. Ruby Turpin is a closet racist‚ she loves to categorize people
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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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