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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
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
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