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User Submitted Uncle Milton Moon in My Room Reviews (cont...)Date: 2007-04-22 So cool! Unique addition to any kid's room. I have seen boys and girls ages 2 to 8 captivated by Uncle Milton's "Moon in My Room." As an adult, frankly I think it's pretty cool too! The moon model has a contured, textured surface. It is a couple of inches thick, curved, so it has real depth. The moon cycles through 12 different phases. I have not seen any evidence of the light turning on automatically after dark, as advertised, but it works fine manually or by activating the automatic 5-seconds per phase cycle. The moon is lit up from a light within and the plastic does not glow in the dark when it is turned off. The Moon in My Room is advertised as appropriate for ages 6 and up, but since it's mounted on the wall I don't see why it can't go in a toddler's room as long as the remote control is secured. I will echo a previous reviewer's comment that you need to keep track of the remote, as I don't think it would work otherwise. Date: 2007-04-13 Really Cool, Educational Night Light Got this for my 9yr old. He liked it but loved it after his teacher borrowed it to show the class the phases of the moon. It's nothing fancy but I didnt expect it to be. How excited are the phases of the moon going to get? It's at best the most educational night light I ever bought for my son!!!!!!!! The whole family likes to change the phases with the remote. I do agree you need to keep a close eye on it! Can't work the moon without it. Hope I helped. Date: 2007-04-10 Excellent night light and good-night ritual We have this up on the wall for our baby and use it as a diaper changing night light. The luminosity is just right for changing baby but is not too blinding for sleepy eyes. My 9-year daughter also loves to cycle through the phases before bedtime. The room has to be very bright for the night light to turn off automatically. The remote is very handy and we liked the 3 viewing options. We'll be getting this as gifts for our friends and their babies. Date: 2007-03-11 Decent product but not great Don't buy this unless you plan on attaching the remote to your forehead with duct-tape; if you lose the remote you cannot operate the moon. The moon also has an automatic time that it comes on; it's supposed to be when it gets dark, but it comes on way too early to be any good, because nobody is in their room that early, and it only stays on for 30 minutes. When it comes on by itself, (because its too early) you can barely notice it is on. Date: 2007-03-09 Moon in my Classroom! I am teaching 1st-3rd graders basic astronomy. Every morning at our meeting someone uses the Moon in My Room to demonstrate the phases. They understand how to read a lunar calendar, and can use it to figure out the phase for the day if they did not see the moon the previous day or night. The remote control is a little tricky and getting little kids to use it well is a challenge, but they can all name the phases as someone clicks through them using this tool. It's great that the maria are portrayed so realistically, as the kids have learned how to tell if the moon phase is waxing or waning by looking at which maria are visible. It really helped them build understanding when they could touch the 'topography' and connect it with a photograph and map of the moon, and they were able to use the vocabulary they were studying to describe the surface. I am very grateful for this tool, as it has enhanced our learning dramatically.
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