Sunlight has lots of fun activities that you and your family can enjoy right in your own backyard. Visit the Sunlight Playtime Zone.
Homemade Sundial
Teach your kids how to tell the time by using a homemade sundial. This is a great activity to do together.
- Cut out a circle that is 12” (30 cm in diameter) from a sheet of Bristol board.
- Divide the circle into 12 equal “pie slices”. Write the time at the top of each line so that the number go around your sundial in the standard clock formation (e.g., 12 is at the top and 6 is at the bottom).
- Using a separate piece of cardboard, cut out a right-angled triangle that is 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide and 6 inches (15 cm) high. Tape it to the sundial so that the longest side of the triangle extends from the center of the circle to the number 6 at the bottom of your sundial (The short end should be in the center of the circle.)
- To calibrate your sundial, place it in a level, sunny spot and move the sundial around until the shadow cast by the sun lands exactly on the correct time of day on your sundial. If you leave your sundial in this exact location and position, you should be able to tell time with it throughout the remainder of the day.
Note: There won’t be any shadow at all at noon because the sun is directly overhead.
Shadow Science
Here's a fun way to teach your kids about the movement of the sun and the changing of the seasons.Stand outside on a sunny day and have a friend or family member trace your shadow on the sidewalk using sidewalk chalk.
- Measure the length of your shadow.
- Repeat the experiment at different times of the day and see what happens to the length of your shadow. (Hint: Your shadow is longest in the morning and the evening when the sun is at its lowest in the sky. Your shadow is shortest at around noon when the sun is at its highest in the sky.)
Note: You can turn the experiment into a lesson about the changing of the seasons by repeating the experiment at different times of the year. (The sun is lower in the sky during the winter months than it is during the summer, so your shadow is longer in the winter than it is during the summer.) copy a link to our online 'Playtime' zone ( http://www.sunlightlaundry.ca/en/playtime.aspx ) or just something like
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