Ward's® Earth-Sun Motion Lab Activity

Tell Time from the Shadows Made by the Earth’s Rotation.

• Create a primitive sundial
• Observe Earth's rotation
• Reusable
• Aligned to NGSS standards (GRK-5/MS: ESS1)

Students construct shadow sticks, which functioned as an early sundial, to observe how changes in a shadow are related to the Earth’s rotation and are used to measure time. It comes with enough materials for 25 students, a teacher’s guide, and student copymasters.

The kit is also available for purchase with a link to a NewPath digital lesson, which includes a variety of resources on the topic, including background information, illustrations and self-assessments.