Why are sunsets so fascinating? Why do people love to photograph sunsets? What causes the different colors in the sky that we sometimes see at sunset? What caused the ring around the sun in this photo?
Lots of authentic projects here: researching/explaining what causes the beautiful colors we sometimes see at sunset. Poetry about sunsets. Creating a photo journal of sunsets…
And remember, questions and prompts are a starting point. So, if this turns into a project about explaining that our sun is a star, that all stars are suns, how many stars we think there might be in our galaxy, how many galaxies there might be in our universe…that is authentic learning!
*I am entering this photo in our county fair this summer in the “sunrise/sunset” category. Wish me luck!
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