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How to motivate students to think about the Earth's movement using this Sundial Science Experiment? This resource contains a PDF document containing nine sheets that can be printed into A4 paper. This make a sundial KS2 activity is divided into three sheets, which include the activity sheet, a sheet containing the sundial template, and the answer sheet. There are three versions of this activity that have been scaled for three difficulty levels. Four-letter word minimum. No proper names or plurals. Words are all from Collins Concise Dictionary.This activity gets children to make their own sundial and write a scientific explanation about how sundials work. This covers the science National Curriculum objective Year 5 Earth and Space: use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky. Which word, which is Latin for 'crown', is an aura of plasma that surrounds the Sun and other stars? The letter H can be useful to create some two-letter words but there are some longer, high scoring words too. Here are some examples. There are many diverse influences on the way that English is used across the world today. We look at some of the ways in which the language is changing. Read our series of blogs to find out more. Which actress played struggling screenwriter Norma Desmond in the 1950 American film Sunset Boulevard?

I’m sure a lot of people would agree that we live in strange times. But do they have to be so strange that Area 51 is making headlines? And what’s this about fish the look like aliens. September’s Words in the News explain all. The third version of this activity is the most difficult as although there are keywords provided to help students, there is no other text provided and students must write out their own explanation of why sundials work instead of simply filling in the gaps. There are also some prompts that ask students to consider how the sun affects how we perceive time here on Earth. Now you can use the sun to tell what the time is. Every hour mark the time and the position of the shadowing on the card. Don't worry if you miss an hour, you can estimate where that hour is by seeing how far there is between the shadows of the other hours. In 1666, which scientist observed the Sun's light using a prism, and showed that it is made up of light of many colours? Whether you're in search of a crossword puzzle, a detailed guide to tying knots, or tips on writing the perfect college essay, Harper Reference has you covered for all your study needs.Another great resource for this topic is this Make Your Own Ice Hand Activity. How is this Make a Sundial KS2 resource useful for children?