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Why the Lunar New Year isn’t really a lunar new year
Contrary to its name, Lunar New Year doesn’t follow a lunar calendar. Instead, it follows the Chinese calendar, which is a lunisolar calendar.
No Night Today
The Cat introduces scientific inquiry skills, teaching core science concepts and vocabulary while taking your preschoolers on fun-filled adventures.<br/> <strong>Ages:</strong> 2-5<br/> <strong>Educational Goal:<\/strong> Science, Language and Literacy
No Night Today
Season 2 Episode 4 | 12m 30s | CC
Nick and Sally want to keep playing, but it's getting dark. Why does nighttime have to come? The Cat knows someone who can answer that question — Astronaut Audrey! With a trip to her International Space Station and a large model of the solar system, the kids learn that it's the earth's spinning near the sun that makes it night or day.
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