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Sundial

Members

- Chanon Anektanasup (Pun) - Wina Montian (Chili)


- Nattawin Chompooteep (Boom) - Thanon Thamvorapol (Song)
- Aticha Chanopas (Eye) - Kanin Jaroensattayatham (Kim)
Abstract
This project includes the creation of a sundial, which is a device used to
indicate time within a day while using the sunlight as a tool. From this project, a
sundial was created successfully, incorporating the knowledge about the fact that
planet Earth rotates about it ownself and with the rotation, the position of the sun
that is visible to the eyes of human changes with our own creativity in the process
of working on the project. Moreover, the techniques mentioned in class such as
the accuracy of angles and scales were applied in our final product.
Background
We might notice that when we arrive at school in the morning, the sun that shines on one side
of the school, and in the afternoon when we leave the school, the Sun shines on the other side.
This phenomenon occurs because of the Sun movement that moves across the sky.

In the age that clocks are not created, people determine the time via the movement of the
Sun, resulting in constructing sundials. Sundials are simply motionless vertical object such as pole
that placed on a flat surface. For sundial, the pole is gnomon, and the flat surface is the dial.
Coincidently, when the Sun moves toward the sky, the expansion and position of the shadow cast
on the dial by the gnomon will be distinct. During the sunrise and sunset period, the shadow is
most extended. On the other hand, the during local noon, the shadow is shortest.

Within this project, we will construct a sundial and determine the given time. Moreover, we
will compare the time that we find from the sundial with the time that occurs on our watch or phone.
Objective
Observe the Sun movement means of the day and specify the time of local solar noon.
Materials
1. Plywood
2. Saw
3. Glue
4. Papers
5. Permanent Markers
6. Acrylic color
Methods
1. Discuss the plan
2. Buy the materials
3. Use the wood clock to be the base of the Sundial
4. Color the face of the clock
5. Measure the degree and then place the number on the
face of the clock
6. Cut the wood to be gnomon
7. Testing the sundial
7. Testing the Sundial

a. Place the sundial by facing the gnomon to the north


b. Observe the shadow whatever the shadow leads to on the dial
c. Compare the time that get from the sundial and the actual time
d. Take note
Results
Our group place a sundial with the gnomon facing to the north at half-past eleven.
The result came out rather accurate as the shadow that shows in the sundial is the
same as the time in our phone.
Fact about Sundial
1.) Sundial are are in use since ancient times until early 19th century.

2.) The sundial is one of the worlds oldest scientific instruments.

3.) When the Sun position is highest at midday the shadow length will be short and when the position is
lower in the sky, shadows are longer.
Recommendation
The hour and minute marking should be more precise, citing more time frame for a
better result at reading the time.
References
- W. (2017, October 23). How to Make a Sundial. Retrieved November 03, 2017, from
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Sundial
- BLATEYRON, F. (n.d.). Understanding sundials. Retrieved November 03, 2017, from
https://www.shadowspro.com/en/sundials.html
Thank You

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