Sundials

I found this activity to be a lot of fun! It was really neat to see how art can be integrated into Social Studies so easily. We were having fun with art while learning the history of sundials. I also really enjoyed this activity because we could make it as personal as possible! We were asked to follow a few guidelines but most of the art was our own creativity. Not only did we get to create our sundials but we got to see how they worked by the shadow of the sun. This art activities could also be integrated into a math lesson, particularly when learning about telling time. It would be beneficial to teach the students the history and advancements of how we tell time. Telling time began with the use of sundials but we now use clocks and watches. The students could take their sundials outside and tell the time through out the day, then compare that time with the actual time read on a clock.