Angle of the sun
Aim:
Mesure or calculate the angle of the sun towards the vertical
Observation:
On a same day , compare results and their accuracy with different methods of gnomons
Production
Slideshow or pdf of the observations
Direct measure with a protractor or a quadrant
Direct measure with a protractor or a quadrant
Scale drawing
Scale drawing
Trigonometric calculation
Trigonometric calculation
Angle of the sun = INV TAN (shadow/gnomon)= arctan(shadow/gnomon)=arctan(12.8/10)=52°
Automatic calculation in:
Automatic calculation in:
the shared data google sheet
