Five Thousand Years
9 Things You Need to Know About the Lantern Festival (元宵節)
Lantern Festival is called Yuan Xiao Jie meaning Yuan Xiao Festival (元宵節) in Chinese. It falls on the 15th day of the 1st month on the Lunar Calendar and this year it’s on February 19th, 2019. The Lantern Festival officially marks the...
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Lesson on DEFINITE and INDEFINITE ARTICLES (The, a, an)
For some students this lesson might be easy. However, it is always good to remind ourselves of the specific rules to use both the definite article THE and the indefinite articles A and AN. Mr. P./Marc will list eight rules to use the...
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Lunar Cycle
This live-action video program is about the term lunar cycle . The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term lunar cycle through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
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Moon
This brief video introduces the viewer to basic facts about Earth's moon and explains the moon's cycles.
Visual Learning Systems
The Phases of the Moon
This video explains the phases of the Moon and how they are caused by the Moon's revolution around the Earth. The video also highlights the different shapes the Moon appears to have and how they change over time, from a New Moon to a...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon: Phases of the Moon
Upon viewing the Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon video series, students will be able to do the following: Cite some of the characteristics of Earth which make it unique in our solar system, including: Earth's moderate temperature, the...
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Science Kids: All About the Moon
In this video, the teacher explains the basics of the moon, including its size, illumination, rotation, and shape. They also discuss the moon's orbit around the Earth and the phases of the moon. Additionally, the teacher explains how the...
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Warm weather lingers in Connecticut; cooler air arrives midweek
New ReviewA noticeable change arrives midweek as cooler air settles in. Expect highs to dip into the mid- to upper-60s, accompanied by increasing chances for showers. Until then, enjoy a continued stretch of dry weather.
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Sunny and hot Sunday on Long Island before sweltering week
Temperatures next week will climb into the upper 80s and low 90s, and with humidity on the rise from Monday onward, it’s going to feel even hotter.
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HEAT ALERT: Hazy heat sticks around through Friday in Brooklyn; tracking weekend thunderstorms
The News 12 Storm Watch Team says the hottest day is Friday with low-90s a bit more widespread with heat into the mid-90s once again. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon. across Brooklyn.
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Chilly temperatures overnight in Connecticut, scattered shower returns on Wednesday
Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Michele Powers says Connecticut should see lots of sun today before rain shower returns for the first half of Wednesday.
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Scattered showers Wednesday in the Hudson Valley; cooldown expected Thursday
Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Matt Hammer says there will be another sunny afternoon with highs in the 60s today, but a few light showers will arrive early tomorrow morning.
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Cold Moon, Last Full Moon of the Year Tonight
Cold Moon, Last Full Moon of the Year Tonight
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Everything you need to know about the double-supermoon display this August
Attention all lunar enthusiasts! Not one, but two magnificent supermoon spectacles will be gracing the night sky this August. Here's your guide on the best way to see them.
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#TheMoment a supermoon dazzled people around the world
A supermoon is a relatively new term for a full moon that is within 90 per cent of its closest possible orbit to the Earth. The impressive sight thrilled night sky watchers all around the world, including at the Temple of Poseidon near...
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In Case You Missed It: 'Strawberry Moon' Filled the Sky this Weekend
The full moon lit up just a little brighter this weekend. The moon was positioned a little lower in the northern hemisphere, giving off a warmer light, and looking more yellow and orange, like a sunset.
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Édith Blais on escaping after 450 days as a hostage in Sahara Desert
As the world locked down in the grips of the pandemic in March 2020, Édith Blais, of Sherbrooke Que., was getting her first taste of freedom after being held hostage for 450 days. Blais talks to Adrienne Arsenault about being kidnapped...
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The Great Conjunction: Jupiter and Saturn to align in the sky tonight
The planets pass each other in their respective orbits around the Sun every 20 Earth years, they won’t have been this close in the sky since 1623.
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Sunny skies and mild temperatures in Brooklyn
Brooklyn will have a pleasant day with highs near 74.
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Sunny skies and mild temperatures in The Bronx
The Bronx will have a pleasant day with highs near 74.
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Planetary parades and a lunar eclipse, here’s what’s in the night sky for February
The beautiful planetary parade continues through the end of the month, with special guest Mercury joining the pack soon.
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Mars Shines Bright: Opposition & Lunar Occultation
Mars, the beautiful red planet and Earth's closest neighboring planet will be in opposition, as it pairs up and also gets covered up by the Moon.
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high voltage tower
Time lapse high voltage power pole at night the moon is moving to the cloud.
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stars, sky at night over urban landsape, moon rising
stars, sky at night over urban landsape, moon rising