We can fly Second star to the right

We can fly! “Second star to the right and straight on till morning! “

Adventures in Neverland

Tick tock! How can we tell the time in Neverland?

Learning aim: To explore how and why the position and length of a shadow changes Success criteria: • Describe the changes you observe in the shadows. • Explain what causes these changes in the position and length of the shadows. • Predict how changes in season might affect the position and size of a shadow.

What’s a sundial and how does it work? face gnomon

Make your own 1. Make a hole in the centre of your paper plate with a sharp pencil. 3. Place the straw through the hole and flatten it out to make an anchor. Add sticky tape. 4. Your straw – or gnomon – should stand up straight. 5. Find some sunny spot and turn your plate until you see a shadow – label that spot with the time. 2. Make a cut of about 3 cm in the end of your straw. 6. Repeat this process throughout the school day. Sundial complete? Test it! .

What did you observe?

Can we explain why the shadows change in length? The higher the light source, the shorter the shadow. The lower the light source, the longer the shadow.

Finishing thinker My shadow is longer than it was an hour ago. What time could it be?

Finishing thinker Can you explain why it would not work? When might a sundial not be able to tell us the time in Neverland?