Dear Scientists,

We’ve been tracking shadows and how they change throughout the day. Because a shadow, not the thing itself, is often the best way to understand something. Especially if that something is as big, bright, and far away as the sun. 

Scientists often study a thing by studying the stuff around the thing–the shadow it casts, the footprints it leaves behind, the twinkling of the light that it emits.

One thing scientists believe is that the mysteries of the world can be known. But the world does not give them up easily. We have to work for it. And we have to find creative ways of discovering it.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt