Tree Hugging Family » tell time with the sun http://www.treehuggingfamily.com Family Life On The Green Side Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:39:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Ditch your watch and use the sun to tell time http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/ditch-your-watch-and-use-the-sun-to-tell-time/ http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/ditch-your-watch-and-use-the-sun-to-tell-time/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:15:03 +0000 Jennifer http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/ditch-your-watch-and-use-the-sun-to-tell-time/ Post from: Tree Hugging Family

]]> This is a really cool project for older kids. I’d love to try it with Cedar, but he’s still little enough that he measures everything in “Spongbob episode” time. Time makes him fuzzy.

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[Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay via Nasa]

Make your own sundial: 

Nasa offers one of the better make your own paper sundial pages I’ve seen.  Not only do they offer full instructions for both an easier paper sundial and a more sturdy version, but they include complete explanations behind how and why a sundial works. Information on accuracy, history, latitude, and further resources are all covered.

This is just one more cool way we can use the power of the sun.

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