How to Make a Shadow Clock

Questions

1. Sequence What is the first step?

   At the start of an hour, put a stone at the tip of the shadow. Push the stick straight up into the ground in a sunny spot. Mark the shadow's tip again every hour. The next sunny day, read the time from where the shadow falls.
2. Sequence What is the last step?

   At the start of an hour, put a stone at the tip of the shadow. The next sunny day, read the time from where the shadow falls. Write the time next to the stone, or remember it. Push the stick straight up into the ground in a sunny spot.
3. Sequence What do you do right after this step: "Write the time next to the stone, or remember it."

   At the start of an hour, put a stone at the tip of the shadow. The next sunny day, read the time from where the shadow falls. Write the time next to the stone, or remember it. Mark the shadow's tip again every hour.
4. Cause and effect Why do you do this step: "The next sunny day, read the time from where the shadow falls."

   So the plane has a flat surface to glide on. Because the shadow follows the same path each day. So the needle can turn freely. So the seed is covered and stays moist.
5. Details Which of these do you need?

   soap a clear, straight-sided jar a sunny patch of ground a fresh flower
6. Author's purpose Why did the author write this text?

   to describe an animal to explain how to grow a bean plant from a seed to explain how to make a simple bird feeder to explain how to use the Sun's shadow to tell the time
7. Text features Why are the steps numbered?

   to show the order to do them in to show how long each step takes to show which step is most important to count the materials

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