{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Asking Why","description":"Recently, I had the pleasure of reading the November-December 2024 issue of \u201cThe Science Teacher,\u201d a journal published by the National Science Teaching Association. Within this issue, I encountered the \u201cRight to the Source\u201d section, authored by Michael Apfeldorft. His article, titled \u201cJoyfully Asking Why,\u201d provided insightful information on a list of questions compiled by Carl Sagan and his wife, author\/producer Ann Druyan. In the mid-1990\u2019s, Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan conceived of an interesting way to help young learners confidently ask questions and think about the world around them.&amp;nbsp; Carl and Ann compiled a list of 150 questions to develop a book series, where the title of each book would begin simply with the word WHY?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; To download this manuscript of questions, please, visit: https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/cosmos000083 ","author_name":"K12Science","author_url":"http:\/\/k12science.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34288815\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/181961915"}