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notebook March07,2017
Sundials
The History of Time
Directions:
Write down all your 5 things that you learned or thought were
StandardsInvolvedinthisLesson
interesting
MGSE912.G.CO.12Makeformalgeometricconstructionswithavarietyoftoolsandmethods(compassandstraightedge,string,reflectivedevices,
paperfolding,dynamicgeometricsoftware,etc.).Copyingasegmentcopyingananglebisectingasegmentbisectinganangleconstructing
perpendicularlines,includingtheperpendicularbisectorofalinesegmentandconstructingalineparalleltoagivenlinethroughapointnotonthe
line.
MGSE912.F.TF.7Useinversefunctionstosolvetrigonometricequationsthatariseinmodelingcontextsevaluatethesolutionsusingtechnology,
andinterpretthemintermsofthecontext.
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Gnomon Castshadow
DialPlate SourceofLight
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HourLines
Directions: Read the page and play around with the interactive sundial.
What do you notice about the direction of the shadow? Bonus question: What time is it on the sundial?
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cloudyday CalibrateyoursundialfortheLatitudeofKennesawUniversity34.04N
Usetheequationinthetoprightcornertodrawtheourlinesonyourdialplate.besureto
remembertheanglethatyouwillgetwillbetheanglefromnoonanditwillbesymmetricfor
hourpairssuchas11and1or3and9.
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Sundials.notebook March07,2017
Application:
Use your sundial to answer the following questions.
Then take a picture of each time you record.
JulietarrangedtomeetFriarLawrenceinsecretat5intheafternoontoget
marriedtoRomeo.Shemustleaveherhouseat4:30toallowtimeto
sneakoutandwalktothemonastery.Julietmeasurestheanglethesundial
intheCapuletfamilycourtyardisat.IfJulietreadstheshadowat20
degreespastnoon,
1.)Whattimeisitandhowmuchlongerdoesshehavetillsheleavesforherwedding?
2:05pm,2hours25min
2.)Andatwhatangleoftheshadowshouldsheleave?
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3.)Compareyouranswerusingthesundialtowhenyouusetheequationtofindthetimeandangle?Arethey
similarordifferent?Whatmaybesomereasonsforthis? tan=sintan(HA)
53.50,2.20hoursor2:12pm.Theyareclose,buttheequationismoreexactthenlookingatthesundialandestimating.
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