Why is a solar day different than a sidereal day? (This can be reasonably easily answered by defining each of them and then focusing on why they aren't identical values)  Take some time to explain how we can approximate which time of day a given phase of the Moon will rise, set, and cross the meridian (aka reach its highest point in the sky).

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  • Why is a solar day different than a sidereal day? (This can be reasonably easily answered by defining each of them and then focusing on why they aren't identical values) 
  • Take some time to explain how we can approximate which time of day a given phase of the Moon will rise, set, and cross the meridian (aka reach its highest point in the sky). The way I recommend doing this is by setting up some ground rules for how long to expect the moon to be in the sky each day, what the alignment of the Sun, Earth and Moon needs to be for some simple examples, and then providing what the rising, setting, and highest point times should be for a specific phase on a general day (please don't worry about daylight savings). 
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