Sunny Day Martina!
Although I do not have exactly what you are looking for, perhaps you would
consider visiting my web page for sundial kits.
http://www.mysundial.ca/sdu/sdu_sundial_kits.html
You may find something of use there until you find what you are looking for.
Happy Dialling!
Carl
www.
I would like to put my "Sun Disc" forward as a universal equatorial adjustable
dial.. with lots of helpful instructions!
Extra instruction sheets are available to help teaching the concepts behind
sundials.
Haven't reaped many rewards so far, though!
http://www.astrovisuals.com.au/SunDisc.html
In message <4db6c965.7020...@verizon.net>
Brent wrote:
>
> > You are obviously the sort of person who likes to 'investigate' things for
> > yourself (and learn from your own mistakes) - but, unfortunately, that is
> > not how the UK educational system works these days. Britain used to
On 26/04/2011 14:32, Brent wrote:
You are obviously the sort of person who likes to 'investigate'
things for
yourself (and learn from your own mistakes) - but, unfortunately,
that is
not how the UK educational system works these days. Britain used to be a
"nation of inventors" - although that
Hi Martina,
Now we know you are in Bexhill, could you arrange to take the class to
Herstmonceux? There are a number of dials there plus lots of science stuff.
I'm surprised that the analemmatic dial caused problems; there is one on the
front at Shoreham-by-Sea which is largely left alone. I can't
My suggestion for a playground sundial would be -
Mount a small mirror (silvered metal, not glass) on a vertical wall, ideally
south-facing. It should be out of reach for children, but accessible to a tall
adult. The mirror could serve as the nodus for a horizontal sundial marked on
the grou
Hi david.
I make sundial that i think is ideal for the classroom it is includes all the
relevant adjustments for Lon. Lat. equation of time and magnetic declination.
on my website www.scottdesignsundial.com on a page named cd sundial they retail
for $15. US a peace.
Dave Scott
-Original M
You are obviously the sort of person who likes to 'investigate' things for
yourself (and learn from your own mistakes) - but, unfortunately, that is
not how the UK educational system works these days. Britain used to be a
"nation of inventors" - although that is now long gone, due to 'politics'
In message <4db634d0.5040...@verizon.net>
Brent wrote:
>
> > Martina Addiscott wrote:
>
> > Whether the children have actually 'learned' anything (or even properly
> > understood the concept), is largely irrelevant - just so long as we can
> > demonstrate (to "OFSTED" inspectors) tha
