Sunrise to Sunset Merge
An evergreen wonder-starter: the same ocean horizon at sunrise and sunset. Which is which — and how can you tell?
- Best time
- Any time of year
- Format
- Blend two images with a slider to compare and contrast
- Cost
- Free — no student accounts
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Sunrise to Sunset Merge
An evergreen wonder-starter: the same ocean horizon at sunrise and sunset. Which is which — and how can you tell?
What's inside this merge
Sunrise
Sunset
Students drag a slider to blend the two images and narrate what changes — built for compare-and-contrast conversation.
Teacher tips
The honest answer to "how can you tell?" is that photos alone often cannot — which is itself a great lesson in evidence and assumptions.
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