Week 07 · Thursday: Seasons in the Sky (Astronomy Year)

Thursday: Start a sunset log

Rocket wants proof that sunsets change.

Raven grabs the moon log. "What do you notice? We can log sunsets too!"

Nova shows a weather report. "Hint: it lists the sunset time each day."

LOG A SUNSET

1First

2Next

3Then

4Last

READ A LOG

Each week the sunset comes earlier. Are days getting longer or shorter?

Each week the sunset comes later. Which season is coming?

For a grown-up

Weather apps and newspapers list the sunset time.
Weekly entries are enough to see the pattern.

Sunsets are latest around early July.

Sunsets are earliest around early December.

In between, the time slowly changes each week.

Your log will show which way it is going now.

SUNSET LOG THINKING

It is early July. Are sunsets early or late?

It is early December. Are sunsets early or late?

How often do you add to your sunset log?

Where can a grown-up find the sunset time?

Sunset fact	True or false?
Sunset times change during the year.	?
The sunset is at the same time every day.	?
Later sunsets mean longer evenings.	?
Look at the Sun to check the sunset.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISELogs show slow changes that are hard to notice.

Try it

Ask a grown-up for today's sunset time.
Write it in week 1 of your sunset log.
Guess: will next week be earlier or later?

Safety first

Never look at the Sun.
Not with sunglasses. Not with binoculars. Not with a telescope.
The Sun can hurt your eyes very fast.

Draw a sunset. Write today's sunset time under it.

Your sunset log is started! Tomorrow we meet the Lion.