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Discover the fascinating patterns in the sky as the Sun, Moon, and stars follow their daily cycles of rising and setting. Learn about the science behind these sky phenomena and enjoy a journey through the wonders of the universe above us every day. Perfect for astronomy enthusiasts and curious minds alike!

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00:00Good morning, good afternoon, good night!

00:08Good morning, good afternoon, good night!

00:16Good morning, good afternoon, good night!

00:18Did you notice the pattern?

00:20Well, I'm Dr. Jeff, and today on 3 to Wonder,

00:24we'll explore patterns in the sky!

00:26Here we go!

00:30Today, we'll learn that the sun rises in one part of the sky

00:35and sets in another part.

00:38That the moon and stars also rise in one part of the sky

00:43and set in another part.

00:46These movements are patterns because they repeat each day.

00:55Good morning, Dr. Jeff.

00:56Good morning, Dr. Jeff!

01:00Hi, Addison. Hi, EJ.

01:03How's it going? It's the morning already?

01:06The sun is already up, just like it is every morning.

01:09And you did say to meet you here bright and early,

01:13so we're here and we're ready to learn about the patterns in the sky.

01:16Well, great! It's time to head into our imaginations!

01:21Follow me!

01:27Here we go!

01:31In 3, 2, 1, there!

01:34Our imaginations are amazing!

01:41I bet we can observe all kinds of cool patterns here.

01:44Yep, any pattern we can imagine.

01:47But first, let's talk about what a pattern is.

01:51A pattern is when something repeats the same way over and over again.

01:57Because it repeats the same way, you can predict what happens next.

02:01That's right! It lets you predict the future!

02:05Watch this!

02:09Whoa! A blue triangle!

02:12And a yellow one!

02:14And another blue one!

02:16And a yellow one again!

02:20It's a pattern!

02:22Patterns repeat in the same order again and again.

02:27And when we see patterns, we can predict what will come next.

02:32Let me try!

02:33I predict that the next triangle will be a blue one.

02:39Cool! I predict the next shape will be a yellow one.

02:44Excellent!

02:45Once we know what the pattern is, we can tell what will come next.

02:50That's right!

02:51Now, Addison, what was it you said back at the lab about the sun?

02:56I said the sun is up just like it is every morning.

03:00That sounds like a pattern!

03:02Let's learn more about them using more of our imagination!

03:11Let's observe this pattern!

03:13Every day the sun rises in one spot and starts moving across the sky from east to west.

03:21The sun is highest in the middle of the day.

03:25That's lunchtime for me!

03:26Yum!

03:27The sun gets lower in the afternoon.

03:31Then it sets in the west at night. That's when we go to sleep!

03:36Hmm! I think you're right, EJ!

03:39And the next day, the sun comes back up again in the morning!

03:49The sun moves across the sky in a pattern.

03:51Yesterday, the sun moved from east to west.

03:54And today, it came up again, just like before.

03:57So, can we predict that it will follow the same path as yesterday?

04:01We can!

04:03Because it's a pattern, we can make predictions from what we observe.

04:06I predict that the sun will set.

04:13I predict that it will rise again in the morning.

04:16It's like knowing the future!

04:22Here in our imaginations, the pattern of the sun moving across the sky happens fast.

04:30But in real life, it takes a full day.

04:33Observing patterns helps us know what's going to happen next.

04:37Are there other patterns we can see in the sky at night?

04:40Well, sure! After the sun goes down, it gets dark.

04:46And we can see that, just like the sun, the moon moves across the sky in a pattern!

04:52The moon comes up in one place and moves across the sky.

04:58And then it sets in another place.

05:00It does it again every night!

05:03So, just like with the sun, we can predict how it will move each time.

05:08So, if it rises in the east and sets in the west, then the next day it will follow the same pattern.

05:18That's right! The sun and the moon both follow the same pattern!

05:24It looks like the stars do too, but only at night!

05:28Well, stars are always out there!

05:30There's enough stars to fill the whole sky!

05:34They're always up there!

05:36So, why can't we see them in the daytime?

05:39We can't see most stars in the daytime because the sun is just too bright!

05:45It lights up everything around us and makes it hard to see the stars!

05:50But different stars are still out there, even during the day?

05:54Yep! We can see a whole bunch of stars with our eyes at night!

05:59And the telescope can magnify things that are far away so we can see them!

06:05Let's see how stars look through our telescope!

06:11Whoa! There are so many!

06:13And in our imaginations, our telescope can magnify things even more than a real one!

06:20And what do you think we would see if we watched these stars all night?

06:26They move across the sky in a pattern too!

06:29You got it!

06:30Stars move across the sky really slowly!

06:34You may not have noticed before!

06:36So, the sun, the moon, and the stars are all things we can observe moving across the sky!

06:42They move in the same way every day!

06:45And from these patterns, we can predict how they'll move tomorrow!

06:49We sure can!

06:50Now it's time to do it yourself!

06:58The sun moves across the sky in a pattern from east to west!

07:03So today, we're going to keep track of how it moves!

07:06All you need is some chalk in a nice sunny place to use it!

07:10First, find a good place to stand!

07:14Then, have a friend draw your shadow for you!

07:23Come back a few hours later and then trace your shadow again!

07:28As the sun moves across the sky, your shadow will move too!

07:35This happens because the sun moves across the sky in the same pattern every day!

07:40Try it yourself!

07:42And now you know!

07:43Until next time, I'm Dr. Jeff!

07:46I'm EJ!

07:46I'm Madison!

07:47And remember, always question, always wonder!

Explore Patterns in the Sky | How the Sun, Moon, and Stars Rise and Set Every Day

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