[Shane Sheridan]

Constructing a sun-dial would provide ample opportunities especially in the senior rooms for integration amongst many different curricular areas. It can be linked to the history and past civilisations. Georography and current weather reporting methods.

In my school we are lucky to have so much free space for such projects to be successful. There’s an area at the back of the school which would be ideal. I would encourage the children to decide what materials they feel would best suit for the sun dial to ensure it is capable of with standing various types of weather. The children could then create a rota and take turns every hour or every couple of hours to record any changes. This could be done throughout the year to make comparisons during different seasons.

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