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Let the Children learnLet the Children learn

Schools of thoughtSchools of thought • In the complex world of today, there are those certain basics things that would not be harmful to your children if they did not have some knowledge of those things.• Then again, there are other things, the knowledge of which, would certainly be nice if your children had some knowledge or some basic ideas about them and in retrospect, might make a difference.• However, there are those things, without the knowledge of which, would be very devastating to your children’s competitive edge, future and safety!

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This is a brief outline of a FAST and FUN learning session, designed for Children, of 6 years to 12+ years of age (children of All ages). This learning session should also include the adults, parents, teachers and all who need the refresher course of the basic knowledge that all children of God absolutely knowledge that all children of God absolutely mustmust have have.

Introduction to the OutlineBasic questions are presented often with a statement that precedes the questions. The statement will have sufficient information that would enable easy answers to the question asked. The questions are numbered and marked with the letter { Q }. In all cases, the level of the questions or the degree of challenge of the questions are indicated by denoting an age, for instance { Age 6+ }, which means that children at the age of 6 and above should know the subject matter of the questions. The indicated level of {Age 8+ } means the age of 8 and above, {Age 12+ } means the age of 12 and above, etc., unless otherwise indicated.

the Outline-introductionThe basic questions, marked with the letter { Q }, begin with the basic concepts and common knowledge that all children of the indicated age should have. Even though the suggested ages are indicated, an advice to the parents should be that the ages should not be written in stone. However, the parents should never hold back or prevent a child, who is gifted and younger than the indicated age, from proceeding onward! Children should also be allowed self-expression without fear of consequences.

The topic of the questions begin with the Stars, the Moon, the Sun and the heavenly bodies, etc., and the basic reasons for the seasons, knowledge of the time of the day, the earth and the science of the earth, of the sun, of the moon and the simplified basics of the solar system. Some basic fundamentals commonly known to children of other cultures are presented and stressed here. Basic ideas of the weather systems are presented, citing the appropriate Biblical references wherever possible, as the children may often hear passages from the Bible taught and preached in church that may reinforce the learning in the school systems outside of the church.

Also, the answers { A }, to the questions will be supplied along with some parental and tutorial aids. The tutors can be the older and more advanced children who should be encouraged to help teach their younger brothers and sisters and the lesser advanced children. This is also a learning process in itself for the children.

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The questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 {Age 6+} involve the basics on the Stars, Moon, Sun, Planets and the Heavens. Earth, the reasons for the seasons, the days and nights are covered here. The question 5 through 17 {Age 8+} involve the basics on the mechanisms human kind devise for the keeping of the time. We know that the clocks which are not perfect. Albert Einstein once said: "Zeit ist das, was die Uhr anzeigt.“ , “Time is that, which is indicated by the clock.” Since the clock are not perfect, some run slowly, some run fast, some sporadically. The spinning Earth and the orbiting Moon system, collectively orbiting the Sun, is such a clock. It is not constant! Obviously, time is not important to the universe. We know it is not important to God. Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Intuitive reasoning is encouraged here. The Earth, imagined as a {mother spaceship}, a type of Heavenly Body we travel on, the north and south poles of the Earth, the Solar System pictured in the mind, the tilting of the Earth used to explain the lengths of the day for the various seasons are focused on. The children will become familiar with the calendar as an instrument to monitor the days, the weeks and the years. Intuitive reasoning for the mechanics of the Earth and the Moon system, the spinning of the heavenly bodies, their orbits, the difference between “orbit” and “spin” is intuitively drummed into the minds of the children.

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The question 5 through 17 {Age 8+} (continued)

A child must know the names of the forces. For instance, “Gravity” is that force the pulls us all down towards the ground. One will quickly learn that it is this very force the scientist have the foggiest notion how to explain. We know now virtually as much as what Galileo Galilei {1564-1642 AD} knew when he dropped the stones off the from the top of the Leaning Tower of Piza.

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The questions 18 through 25{Age 10+} are more advanced involving the Earth, Sun and Moon system and the essential knowledge of the Tides of the waters, know in biblical times. Historical events seem to synchronize with the tiding events, also in the Bible. The motion of the stars of the Heavens, as seen from Earth, is understood by the children from intuitive reasoning. The Earth’s geographical regions are focused on here. The magnets children play with are compared to the Earth’s intrinsic magnetic field. The student intuitively recognizes and explains mentally the working of the compass. The student comprehends, with a lot of complex lectures in math, geometry and astrophysics, the Earth’s dimensions and the speed of the ground that carries us along as in a spaceship. Knowledge of the geometry of the solar system permits the children to understand the “eclipse of the Sun” and the “eclipse of the Moon” and the difference between the two of the kinds of eclipses noted on Earth. Biblical as well as modern significances of the events of the eclipse are learned and understood by the young pupils of science.

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The questions 26 through 30 and future questions to be added {Age 12+} involve all of the above topics and cover more advanced, essential knowledge the children absolutely “MUST” have to comprehend their surroundings and is essential for the security and safety in the modern times. The understanding of the weather systems, with Biblical reference wherever appropriate, is a key focus here. The children will quickly learn the significance of the ancient records and the Bible content of sciences which explains phenomena of the Earth’s climate, much of which was only recently discovered in modern times. The movement of the winds, the directions and speeds of climate systems are grasped using intuitive measures by the children, citing again biblical passages. Essential, common-sense knowledge is focused upon for {All Ages}. An update to the syllabus will take place periodically.

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1 The Stars, the Moon, the Sun, the Planets, the Asteroids, the Comets, theMeteors, and all the Galaxies of the Heavens make up the Heavenly Bodies.Q Which one of these bodies are we walking on? Q What is its name?Q What’s the name of our Galaxy?Q What’s the name of the star that’s nearest to us?

Age6+

2 Q What are the Reasons for the Light of the Day and the Darkness of the Night?Q Where is the SUN at night?Q Where are the STARS in the daytime?Q When it is NOON at our location on the Earth, where is it MIDNIGHT?

Age6+

3 Q What are The Reasons for the Seasons? {Think of a Tilted Earth revolving under the SUN.}

Q What causes the Summer, Spring, Winter & Fall? {See Web-site http://www.astrologyclub.org/articles/ecliptic/ecliptic.htm}

Age6+

4 Q What governs the Times of the Day? In the Early Morning, Morning, Noon, Afternoon, Night and Midnight, Q Where is the Sun relative to the ground we stand on? {Compare with the hour hand of the clock.}Q How do the Sun’s Rays change at the different times of the day? {Compare with the hour hand of the clock.}

Age6+

5 Q What is a Second, Minute, Hour, Day, Week, Month, Year, Decade, Century, Millennium? {These are ALL human derived measures used to mechanically keep track of the moments passing.} Q Do you think that the universe needs any of them?Q Do you think that GOD cares about any of them? {See Hebrews 13:8}Q How much time has it been since 10BC, AC10, AD10? {Concepts of Time used only for Biblical References}

Age8+

6 Q The Earth is which of the types of Heavenly Bodies?Q What is its approximate shape? Q What is its size in comparison to other Heavenly bodies?Q When does a Meteor become a Meteorite? {Where do we find the Meteors and the Meteorites?}Q Can you name any of the other planets and astronomical members of our Solar System?Q Name that FORCE that holds us down upon the surface of the Earth?

Age8+

7 North Pole, South Pole, Equator, The Arctic and The Antarctic; Q Where are these found on the globe?Q When were the Arctic and the Antarctic discovered by the Europeans?

Age8+

8 The Spinning Earth...The Orbit of the Earth about the Sun...The Orbit of the Moon about the Earth...

Q Which of these is responsible for length of the Day?Q Upon which of these is the Biblical Month based, why? Q Upon which of these is the Biblical Year based, why?Q How many days are there in a biblical year?

Age8+

9 Q When is the LONGEST DAY of the year?Q When is the SHORTEST DAY of the year?

{Think of the Spinning Earth’s axis relative to the Sun’s Rays!}

Age8+

10 Q When are the DAYS and the NIGHTS equal in length of time? (This happens twice a year!!!){Think again of the Spinning Earth’s axis relative to the Sun’s Rays!}

Age8+

11 On a day when the DAYS and the NIGHTS equal, let’s say we are drivingon a road and the SUN is directly in front of us and appears to be sittingright down on the road! Q What direction are we driving at SUNRISE?Q What direction are we driving at SUNSET?

Age8+

12 Q Exactly how many days are there in a year of the modern calendar?Q Exactly how many days are there in a leap year of the modern calendar?Q Why do we need the leap year? Q Why is it necessary sometimes to add a leap day?Q Which month is given the leap day? {To which month of the year is the leap day added?}Q How often must we do this?{Think of the length of the biblical year and the modern calendar year. Think of the orbit of the Earth about the SUN. A complete orbit requiressome days and a fraction of a day left over!}{Use your intuition, your thoughts and discuss!!!}

Age8+

13 What if the Earth stopped spinning or the World did not turn anymore?Q Would we fall off of it, get lighter in weight, get heaver in weight? Q Would we have the same weight? Can you explain?

Age8+

14 Q Is the Moon actually spinning? Q Why does the same face of the Moon face towards us all the time?

Age8+

15 A force of the Earth holds all of us down upon its surface. The same force onthe Moon held all astronauts and the spacecrafts down upon the surface ofthe Moon.Q What is the name of that force?

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16 A child goes about its chores supposedly to water the plants. It whirlsvigorously the bucket full of water about great circles of motion. Q Why doesn't the water fall out of the bucket?

Age8+

17 Q Why doesn't the circling Moon fall down onto the Earth? {T h ink of th e w a ter in th e b u ck et!!!}Q Why does the Moon continue to circle the Earth? {T h ink of th a t force th a t h old s u s d ow n !!!}

Age8+

18 Q What causes the RISING and the FALLING of the Tides of the waters? Q What is the PERIOD (the length of time) between the High Tides and the Low Tides? Why?Q What is the position of the Sun and the Moon during the High Tides and the Low Tides?Q When has it been, historically, th e m ost severe tim es for th e FL O O D IN G ?

Age10+

19 The stars of the Heavens appear to move in circular paths to any observerstanding on Earth. All the moving Stars seem to circle around a singleSTAR that appears to stand still. Q What is this apparently fixed STAR? Q Where is the N O R T H P O L E S T A R? Q How do we recognize it? Q Why is it called the N O R T H P O L E S T A R? {V ery Im p ort N ot e: When we look toward this direction, this is known as the T R U E N O R T H !}

Age10+

20 The sun RISES and the sun SETS. The cardinal directions are NORTH, SOUTH, EAST & WEST. Q Towards what direction must one look to view the RISING SUN? Q Towards what direction to view the SETTING SUN?

Age10+

21 The MAGNETIC NEEDLE of a COMPOSE is free to spin around and point inany direction. But, the modern COMPOSE NEEDLE marked N and S pointsto which important regions? Q The end of the NEEDLE marked N points to which geographical region of the globe? Q The end of the NEEDLE marked S points to which geographical region of the globe?

Age10+

22 We all played with the MAGNETS and we found that each magnetATTRACTED some magnets and REPELLED other magnets. • The North ATTRACTED the South because they were opposites. • The North REPELLED the North because they were alike. • The South also REPELLED the South because they were alike. Now science reveals that the Earth is a Giant Magnet.Given these facts: The Compose Maker wants to design a compose so that itsarrow always points to the North Pole of the Earth. Q If the North Pole has the charge N, what charge must the pointed end of the compose have in order for it to point correctly? {Use your intuition: Ask yourself the question, should the pointed end of the compose to be attracted to or repelled from the desired direction!} {Note: This direction is the MAGNETIC NORTH of the Earth! It is NOT the TRUE NORTH!}

Age10+

23 The EARTH spins on a virtual axis. At our present latitude in Washington, DC, theGROUND of the spinning Earth transports us at a speed exceeding that of supersonic speed! Q What direction is the ground moving (from which to which of the cardinal directions)?

Age10+

24 Q The Great Sphinx at the site of The Great Pyramids in Egypt, Africa faces towardswhich direction?{Hint: The Great Sphinx faced the Rising Sun at the Spring Equinox in the epoch of 2500BC!!!} The ancient astronomers are believed to have focused on the zodiacal constellation ofTaurus and built the Sphinx monument in the form of a LION, as this constellation was ofgreat significance.

Age10+

25 Q W h a t c a u se s th e E C L I P S E of the SUN? {Where is the MOON at this time?} Q W h a t c a u se s th e E C L I P S E of the MOON? {Where is the SUN at this time?}

Age10+

26 If we looked down from space upon the North Pole, we would note a Counter Clockwisespinning Earth! It is found that the Moon, the SUN, all other Planets and most of theirMoons and most of the Asteroids all spin in the very same direction! Q Is this proof the Earth, the Moon, all the other planets and their moons came fromthe SUN? {Use your own intuition and explain in your words! Discuss, share with others!}{See J o b 2 6 :7 “ H e s tr e tc h e th o u t th e n o r t h o v e r th e e m p ty p la c e , a n d h a n g e th th e e a r t hu p o n n o t h in g . }{N O T E : The EMPTINESS of space out of the plane (north) of our own Galaxy is only a Very Recent Astronomical Discovery!!!}

Age12+

27 We know now that the axis of the Earth is slowly precessing because of a torque ofgravitational forces acting upon it by a tug of the Moon and of the SUN, as did theancients knew, who were the architects of The Great Pyramids in Egypt, Africa. Forthat reason we know that the North Pole Star that was observed by the ancients is notthe same pole star that we observe today. The spin axis of the Earth is precessing at arate such that it would take 26,000 years to make a complete circuit, passing byothers stars before eventually coming back to the same star we observe today knownas the NORTH POLE STAR . Q What is this period of time called? Q What ancient civilization and what ancient calendar devised this period of time? Q We know that a complete circuit is 360 degrees. How old would a newborn of today be after which time the axis of the Earth will have drifted only one degree? Q Is there a PERFECT CALENDAR? {Use your own intuition. Share with others.}{Very, Very Import Note: The Precessional Rate of the Pole has been a very usefulTOOL in verifying biblical accounts using ancient astrophysically alignedarcheological sites!!!}

Age12+

28 The NORTH POLE STAR of today (year 2003AD) is identified with which star? Q What is the name of this star? Q Explain why the Egyptians had a different Pole Star at the time of King Khufu? {Use your own intuition}

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29 Q W h y d o e s th e H u r r i c a n e w in d s in th e N o r t h e r n H e m is p h e r e r o ta te C o u n te r -C lo c k w i se ?Q W h y d o e s th e T r o p i c a l C y c l o n e w in d s in th e S o u t h e r n H e m is p h e r e r o ta te C lo c k w is e ?

R ec a ll; W he n lo oking do w n fro m s pace upo n the N o rth P ole, w hic h w a y is E a rth ro ta ting? W he n lo oking up fro m s pa ce upo n the S o uth P ole, w hic h dire ctio n w ill w e find? (U s e yo ur intuitio n a nd e xpla in in yo ur w ords, yo ur o w n tho ughts ! S hare th is w ith o thers !) {See Mathew 8:27} {Also look again at the book of Job!!! See Job 28:25} N O T E : A n o nly re ce ntly re veale d s c ience o f the pa s t c entury.E ccles iastes 1 :6 "The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it WHIRLETH ABOUT CONTINUALLY, and the wind returneth again ACCORDING TO HIS CIRCUITS." {An Import Note: K no w ledge o f a Spherical Earth is e s sentia l fo r this unde rs tanding !!!}

Ag e1 2 +

30 A stormy Cloud Formation can store millions of volts of static electrical charges and build up enormousamounts of energy such that whenever it decides to discharge and get rid of its energy all at once into asingle clap, producing a powerful bolt of lightning, the discharge will take the shortest electrical path tothe ground! This could be any conducting matter that just happens to be in the circuit of a convenientelectrical path to the ground such as: a tree, a light post, a chimney, a car antenna, an animal unprotected, a childunprotected, a person unprotected, a person touching an appliance in the home or a person that is leaning against a wall that has been lined with silver wall paper or any metallic objectthat by some chance offers completion of the electrical path to ground!!!

Q At the instant nature decides it wants to discharge all of its energy, which one of the following things you really want to be doing at that instant in time?

{Note: only one answer is correct!} {All the other choices are totally incorrect and hazardous!!!}

a) Standing outside in the opening ground...b) Holding up a metallic umbrella at any place at any time (inside or outside)...c) Talking on the wire telephone...d) Be going around the house unplugging appliances or turning off anything electrical...e) Taking a shower...f) Sitting quietly with all family together, preferably downstairs, away from metallic objects...g) Turning off lights...h) Looking around for your pets... i) Disconnecting your computer...j) Anything to keep busy...k) Getting snacks out of the refigerator...l) Standing up in a corner of a room or touching a door...m) None of the above

{Lightning bolts deliver Hundreds of Thousands to nearly a Million Amperes (Not Volts). Several Milliamperes could be FATAL! The Voltage is High just before the Discharge!!! A Hundred Pounds of matter can be Vaporized into less than 50 Pounds of Remains!}

All Ages

All Ages

All Ages

2 Corinthians 4:62 Corinthians 4:6 For For GodGod, who commanded the , who commanded the lightlight to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts,to give the to give the lightlight of the knowledge of the glory of of the knowledge of the glory of GodGod in the face of Jesus Christ. in the face of Jesus Christ.

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