Authors

This document was created by Anne Griffin, Krista Merkelbach, and Jessica Salvo, students at the University of Richmond studying in the department of Education. They completed the original version of this document as a project for the class EDUC 343: Computers in the Elementary Classroom, during the spring semester of 1998.

Assistance for this project was provided by Dr. Patricia Stohr-Hunt. She has maintained and revised this document as an interactive resource for educators, students and parents. All inquiries and comments regarding this document should be mailed to her at the following address: pstohrhu@richmond.edu


References

Backgrounds, Lines, Images and Animations:
http://www.sfsu.edu/~jtolson/textures/textures.htm
http://flamestrike.hacks.arizona.edu/~macdaddy/
http://aplusart.simplenet.com/aplusart/index.html
http://www.webgrafx-fx.com/pages/archive.html
http://windows.ivv.nasa.gov/kids_space/why_seasons.html
changing moon - http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html (Actual animation by Ed Stephan- stephan@henson.cc.wwu.edu)

Scanned Images:
Branley, Franklyn M. What Makes Day and Night? New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1986.
summer/winter model - Freeman, Mae and Ira. The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars. New York: Randon House, 1979.
Fleisher, Paul. Our Oceans. Connecticut: The Millbrook Press, 1995.
Ganeri, Anita. Science Question & Answers: Earth Science. New York: Dillon Press, 1993.

Poems:
Sung Under the Silver Umbrella. Macmillan Company, New York, 1939.
Sing a Song of Seasons. Selections by Sarah and John E. Brewton. Macmillan Company, New York, 1955.