Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To devise a sundial to tell the time.
Working scientifically
- To calibrate and use a sundial to measure time.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can name the parts of a sundial.
- I
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National curriculum
Science
Earth and space
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
Design and technology (KS1)
Design
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Resource: Designing and making a sundial (support) to stick onto a paper plate to make their sundial (some of the times are already marked on to help them with the task of calibrating). Could wait for a sunny day to calibrate their sundial with just one time of day.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could compare a wristwatch to a sundial and compose a list of the advantages and disadvantages of each (for example, their sundial does not work when it is cloudy or at night, it cannot be worn and it does not show minutes while a wristwatch usually requires a battery and can only really be used by one person).
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: naming the parts of a sundial;
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Knowledge outcomes
Knowledge
- I can name the parts of a sundial, including the face and the gnomon.
- I can explain how a sundial works; the gnomon is aligned to true north; the Sun causes the gnomon to cast a shadow on the face of the sundial; the hours are marked on the face of the sundial.
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Vocabulary definitions
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calibrate
To adjust a device (like a sundial) so that it measures accurately.
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face
The flat part of the sundial on which the hours are marked and the gnomon casts its shadow.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 9th January, 2024
