Download full textERIC Number: ED480792
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 18
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Portable Sundial. Grades 6-8.
Rushton, Erik; Ryan, Emily; Swift, Charles
In this activity, students investigate the accuracy of sundials and the discrepancy that lies between "real time" and "clock time". The position of the sun is tracked over the course of a relatively short period of time as students make a shadow plot, a horizontal sundial, and a diptych sundial. This activity requires 90-minutes over several weeks for completion. (Author/SOE)
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Experiential Learning, Hands on Science, Middle Schools, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Scientific Concepts, Student Motivation, Time
Web site: www.prek-12engineering.org/activities/.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Tufts Univ., Medford, MA.
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