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Less Sunlight in Winter

We go outside and enjoy the outdoors all year, but the amount of daylight we have changes as the months go by. Investigate why the amount of daylight changes throughout the year. 

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Madison County

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Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year

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Phenomena submitted by Janet Riordan

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