This activity gets children to make their own sundial and write a scientific explanation about how sundials work. This covers the science National Curriculum objective Year 5 Earth and Space: use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky. In the centre of the semicircle, with the thin point of the triangle at the edge of the card, glue the sundial to the base. Now you can use the sun to tell what the time is. Every hour mark the time and the position of the shadowing on the card. Don't worry if you miss an hour, you can estimate where that hour is by seeing how far there is between the shadows of the other hours.

Make as many words as you can which all contain the central letter - at least one word will use them all. This resource contains a PDF document containing nine sheets that can be printed into A4 paper. This make a sundial KS2 activity is divided into three sheets, which include the activity sheet, a sheet containing the sundial template, and the answer sheet. There are three versions of this activity that have been scaled for three difficulty levels. Which 2007 science fiction film directed by Danny Boyle takes place in the year 2057 with a group of astronauts on a mission to reignite the dying Sun?Which song by Noel Gay and Ralph Butler originally recorded in 1932 is known for its appearance in the 1985 version of the musical Me and My Girl? The first sheet of this sundial experiment contains a list of things that you will need to make the sundial, a list of instructions on how to create the sundial, and a short activity for students in which they must explain what sundials are and why they can be used to tell the time using a set of keywords that are provided to help them.

To understand how a sundial works, we have to understand how the Sun casts shadows. When the Earth rotates on its axis, the Sun moves across the sky, causing objects to cast shadows. So, how does a sundial work? As the Sun changes relative positions in the sky over the day, the position of the shadow cast by the gnomon changes to align with the different times around the outside of the circular plate. This way you can tell the time by looking at where the shadow is cast, using the markings around the edge of the sundial base. Which word, which is Latin for 'crown', is an aura of plasma that surrounds the Sun and other stars?Four-letter word minimum. No proper names or plurals. Words are all from Collins Concise Dictionary. Use this experiment to get your students thinking about time, shadows and how the Earth's movement can cause changes. This resource is aligned with the Australian curriculum, ACSSU048. Another great resource for this topic is this Make Your Own Ice Hand Activity. How is this Make a Sundial KS2 resource useful for children? To teach kids more about the movements of the Sun, have a look at our colourful KS2 Day and Night PowerPoint . For a deeper understanding of how shadows work, you can enjoy our fantastic How Do Shadows Change? PowerPoint with real life examples.