Summary
A short clip from Let's Go Luna! Andy uses a giant sundial in India to tell time by the sun's shadow. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
In this Let's Go Luna! segment, the kids explore the people, places and traditions of the world. Use these questions to talk about “A Giant Sundial.”
- How does a sundial show the time?
- Which country was the giant sundial in?
- How do we usually tell time today?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: sundial, India, shadow, time, sun.
Try it: Stand a pencil up in the sun. Mark where its shadow points now and again later.