3-TAS-05 Sundials and Reactions

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Outcomes

• Pupils can explain how a sundial is used to measure time
• Pupils understand the concept of reaction time, the factors that affect it and can recall one way of measuring reaction time

Starter

• Display images of different sundials, progressing through time; Show time-lapse video of sundial, an example can be found here

Main Body of Lesson

• Make sundials
• Make and use reaction timers
• Investigate factors affecting reaction time

Plenary

• Wordsearch with clues

Homework

• Continue Alien Planet project; focus on timekeeping (e.g. how do you tell the time with a sundial if there are three suns?).

Additional Information

Resources Required

• Library

Skills Addressed

• Public speaking, communication, research