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Center for Science Education: Eye on the Sky: Observing and Using Shadows
This resource provides all the directions and worksheets necessary to make a sundial and record data with it.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 3:1 Investigation 5 Making a Sundial
Make a sundial and learn how to use it.
University of Oxford (UK)
The History of Scientific Instruments Used in Europe
Medieval and Renaissance-era scientific instruments are catalogued and displayed. Find references to the makers of the instruments and the ways the tools were once used.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium:seasons/shadows: Investigate How Shadows Shift Throughout the Year
Ancient Chacoans used shadows to tell daily time and seasons. Build a model that demonstrates the changes in Earth's tilt that affect the length of shadows relative to the sun that determines the seasons. The lesson plan uses everyday...
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Paper Plate Education: Activities
Design fun and exciting experiments using paper plates. This resource teaches you how to make great experiments and models using common paper plate products.
Curated OER
Using the Sun Clock
Very simple directions for making a sundial and a question and answer section that explains why and how a sun clock works.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Making a Sun Clock
Learn how to use the sun to tell time. This simple activity reinforces the concepts of light and shadow, night and day, time, and geographical north vs. magnetic north.