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combine also helps us understand solutions—for example, when sugar
dissolves in tea and makes it sweet.

After learning about particles and Chaitra
mixtures, we step into the (March 22 - April 20, 2025)
fascinating world of light, we will SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
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explore how light reflects from flat
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understand how many things
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around us work. For example, the
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our reflection in the curved surface of a shiny spoon, or how corrective

Observation glasses bend light in the right way to help people see clearly.
The Moon takes about 27
days to complete one Light is not only reflected by smooth polished mirrors but also by rough
orbit around the Earth – surfaces, and even by the Moon. The Moon itself does not produce light; it
but because the Earth shines because it reflects the Sun's light. As the Earth, Moon, and Sun
also moves around the
Sun, we see the full cycle change their positions relative to each other, different parts of the Moon
of Moon phases in 29½ are lit up. This is why we see the Moon in different shapes, or phases, each
days.
night, creating the beautiful patterns we observe in the sky.

By observing the repeating cycles of the Moon's phases, humans were able

to create the first calendars. When people combined these lunar cycles
with regular observations of sunrises and sunsets, they developed
different types of calendars to keep track of time. It is truly fascinating to
realize that the calendars guiding our daily lives on Earth are actually based
on the movements of objects far away in space, like the Sun and the Moon.

It's not only the Sun and Moon that are connected to our lives, but also the
amazing relationships we find right here on Earth. All living things, from the

tiniest insect to the largest whale, and from small grasses to tall trees,
depend on their surroundings to survive. They rely on air, water, sunlight,
and even on other living things. Together, these connections form
ecosystems, which are special systems that keep life going and support

balance on our planet.
In the last chapter of this book, we bring all our learning together to

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