Daily STREAM Activity: Sundial

Learn how to tell time the old-fashioned way!

Activity best for children age 3 and up

Use the power of the sun to tell time by making a sundial! This can be done anywhere using household materials.

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Image Credit: Fun Littles

Materials you’ll need:

Marker

Paint

Paper Plate

Paintbrush or stick

Directions

STEP 1
With help, cut a small hole in the center of a paper plate.

STEP 2
Paint your paper plate however you would like and then let it dry.

STEP 3
Find a stick or paint brush and place it in the hole in your paper plate so that it stands up straight.

STEP 4
Put your sundial on the ground in a north facing area outside with lots of sunlight. Using a marker, trace the shadow of your stick/paintbrush every hour on your paper plate and watch it move! Practice telling time!