Students investigate how to tell time by observing the placement of objects in the sky. Researching on the Internet, they locate the time for sunrise and sunset, the time the full moon rises, and the difference between clock and solar...

Sixth graders understand the patterns of change observable on Earth as a result of the movement of the different bodies in the solar system. They identify the physical characteristics of the different components of the solar system.

In these critical reading worksheets, students read the short story about clocks. Students then answer 3 critical reading questions about the passage.

Make a sundial and learn how to use it.

This resource provides all the directions and worksheets necessary to make a sundial and record data with it.

Learn how to use the sun to tell time. This simple activity reinforces the concepts of light and shadow, night and day, time, and geographical north vs. magnetic north.

Ancient Chacoans used shadows to tell daily time and seasons. Build a model that demonstrates the changes in Earth's tilt that affect the length of shadows relative to the sun that determines the seasons. The lesson plan uses everyday...

Very simple directions for making a sundial and a question and answer section that explains why and how a sun clock works.