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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Astronomy With a Stick

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars find the altitude of the Sun at 10 A.M., at solar noon, and at 2 P.M. by measuring the height of the gnomon and the length of the shadow at each time. They record the measurements in their notebooks for later conversion.
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Interactive
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Gnomon Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A gnomon is the part of a sundial that casts the shadow. This simulated experiment illustrates the gnomon over the course of a day.