#7 The Great Space Case: A Mystery about Astronomy
IT S A SUNDIAL IT USES THE SUN TO TELL YOU WHAT N TIME IT IS THE SUN HITS THIS POINTER CALLED A GNOMON AND CREATES A SHADOW C A MP ND OT a THE SHADOW POINTS TO THE MARKINGS ON THE FACE AND SINCE FROM OuR POINT OF VIEW THE SUN IS ALWAYS MOVING THE SHADOW KEEPS MOVING TOO SO WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT OR ON CLOUDY DAYS SUNDIALS DON T WORK VERY WELL THEN AMY JAKA A AP A MA I THINK I LL JUST STICK TO SING MY
WHAT's GOING ON OVER THERE I THINK IT's TIME FOR LORAINE's BIG ANNOUNCEMENT LET's JOIN THEM LISTEN UP EVERYBODY IT's SPACE WEEK WE've GOT A FEW THINGS PLANNED AND THERE's A BIG EVENT HAPPENING IN A FEW DAYS THAT I'm VERY EXCITED ABOUT BUT RIGHT NOW I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A COMPETITION I WANT You ALL TO BREAK UP INTO TEAMS OF FOUR
I HAVE THREE RIDDLES ABOUT ASTRONOMY FOR You TO SOLVE ONE AT A TIME THE TEAM THAT SOLVES ALL THREE FIRST WILL GET TO GO ON A HIKE TO SEE THE BIG EVENT SO GET YOUR TEAMS TOGETHER AND THINK UP A COOL TEAM NAME I'll GIVE YOU YOUR FIRST RIDDLE AFTER DINNER THIS IS GREAT I TOTALLY ROCK AT ASTRONOMY IT's S MY FAVORITE SUBJECT WHAT OK LET S BE A TEAM ABOUT ME OH NO WE CAN ONLY HAVE FOUR BRAELIN CAM 0 CA Me DAKOTA OAK
R You CAN BE Y ON OUR TEAM I GUESS WE NEED ONE MORE PERSON E AM P D AKOTA WHO ELSE IS ON THE TEAM LUKE AND CLIFF LUKE IS MY NEW BOYFRIEND AND CLIFF IS HIS ROOMIE YUCK YOU're ON THE RIGHT TEAM BuDDY THOSE KIDS WON T BE ANY GOOD AT SCIENCE STUFF I DON T KNOW ABOUT THAT CAMP AK ot CAMD AnnA SO LET S START OFF SPACE WEEK WITH A BIG SUBJECT THE GALAXY OR MAYBE JuST THE PARTS OF IT WE CAN
