Hauser students create a human sundial
By Kristina Nelson, KCBY NewsNORTH BEND, Ore. -Using a hands on approach to learning, two Hauser schools are putting the finishing touches on a multi-faceted learning tool right in their backyard. MultimediaStudents and parent volunteers were busy laying the final pieces of this 24-foot wide human sundial at the Lighthouse School and North Bay Elementary in Hauser on Friday. The sundial is the brainchild of Lighthouse School Art Teacher Bittin Duggan, who saw a similar one in Seattle and wanted to re-create it. "A human sundial works because it uses your body as the nomen to be the indicator of the shadow of the sun," says Duggan. "This sundial tells clock-time using the sun." The sundial includes different size stepping stones designed by the students, which tell time feature Roman and Arabic numerals and constellation patterns, as well as teach students basic geometry. Duggan hopes the students will be able to use the sundial as a learning tool. "The largest two foot stepping stones are the numbers of a clock. The teacher might say if it's 12:25, where would the big hand be, and the kids could run up to the 12. 25, where would you be to be 25 after the hour, and the kids would go, stand there with their body so it's a real time experience." Duggan says she's excited to have the project complete so students can begin using it next school year. |
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