Apparently, I am not alone. We all have questions that we hope our children do not ask. A study was recently conducted that revealed the Top 10 questions that scare parents the most.
Those questions are:
- Why is the moon sometimes out in the day?
- Why is the sky blue?
- Will we ever discover aliens?
- How much does the earth weigh?
- How do aeroplanes stay in the air?
- Why is water wet?
- How do I do long division?
- Where do birds/bees go in winter?
- What makes a rainbow?
- Why are there different time zones on earth?
Notice that they are pretty much all science and math related. However, what jumps out to me is that half of them are astronomy related. The moon, the sky, aliens, earth's weight, and time zones. Astronomy is one of my favorite subjects, so those particular questions do not scare me too much.
The best part is, I will be teaching an Earth in Space class through the College of the Rockies Continuing Education department in Cranbrook and Kimberley that will be answering some of those questions! Come check it out.
