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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

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

Make sundials; templates need to be printed onto card, a selection of templates can be found for inclined, moreinclined, equatorial, polar, cycloid polar, cross, equitorial, universal ring
Make and use reaction timers; high ability worksheet
Investigate factors affecting reaction time

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

to use some of the sundials you will require the latitude, you can find this at this not so nice web site
excellent sundial website with all resources can be found at

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 ==Main Body of Lesson==
 *	Make sundials; templates need to be printed onto card, a selection of templates can be found for ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abog6ys7tDY&feature=related inclined]'', ''[http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/science/download/sundial_e_a4.pdf moreinclined]'', ''[http://www.mysundial.ca/files/Equatorial_Sundial_Kit_Small.pdf equatorial]'', ''[http://www.mysundial.ca/files/Polar_Sundial_Kit_NH.pdf polar]'', ''[http://www.mysundial.ca/files/Cycloid_Polar_Sundial_Kit_NH.pdf cycloid polar]'', ''[http://www.mysundial.ca/files/Cross_Sundial_Kit_NH.pdf cross]'', ''[http://www.mysundial.ca/files/Equatorial_Ring_Sundial_Kit_NH.pdf equitorial]'', ''[http://www.mysundial.ca/files/Universal_Ring_Sundial_Kit_String_NH.pdf universal ring]''
-*	Make and use reaction timers; Reaction_timer_worksheet.doc
+*	Make and use reaction timers; [[Media:Reaction_timer_worksheet.doc| high ability worksheet]]
 *	Investigate factors affecting reaction time