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The students traveled outside and onto the roof of the science building to make some observations of the sun and moon in their sky journals. The students were asked to note the angle between the sun and the moon while they pointed one arm at each. Having a concrete observation to elaborate upon provides the basis for questioning and for further discoveries.
The instructor asked the students questions that got them to explain the scientific phenomena that they were observing. The instructor a…