The numbers will not be evenly spaced like on a clock.
Place your order now for a similar assignment and have exceptional work written by our team of experts, At affordable rates
For This or a Similar Paper Click To Order Now
Use instructions in the following link to build a simple sundial:
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Sundial
Three methods are discussed. I want you to use method 2: Paper plate sundial.
I know in method 2 the sundial looks like a clock. That is MISLEADING. The sundial will NOT come out looking like a clock. If you draw a clock on the paper plate, you get 0/10.
Wherever the instructions refer to “celestial pole,” they mean NORTH. Use a compass or the fake compass on your phone to find the direction to north.
You do not have to make a twelve-hour sundial. Noon to six is good enough. Or 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Some six-hour interval.
It is very important that you DO NOT MOVE the sundial at any time during construction or after you have finished it. It will not tell correct time if you move it. Push nails or tacks through it to hold it to the ground. Or at least put a rock on it. If your sundial moves overnight, it will not work the next day. Be very careful if you own a cat. If the cat discovers a sundial without a cat on it, the cat will remedy the problem.
After the sundial is built, I want you to take two photos of the shadow showing times on the sundial, on the hour. In other words, take a photo of the sundial when it reads 1pm, and 3pm. Or any two other times that you want. For ten points, send me the photos. Be sure the sundial does not move overnight. If I see any evidence that the sundial has changed in any way between the first photo and the second, NO POINTS. The ultimate mistake is making two sundials, one for each photo. One of your predecessors did that.
The mistake that has cost your predecessors the MOST POINTS is this: writing in numbers on the paper plate to make it look like a clock, then taking pictures as the shadow moves. NO. WRONG. I can easily tell if you did that. You must use the shadow to determine where the numbers go. The numbers will not be evenly spaced like on a clock.
If you are not having any luck, check to see that the Sun is up and the sky is clear, and that there are no shadows from buildings or trees, falling on your sundial.
If you don’t get it, contact me. I can easily straighten you out.
