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Computer Capers

Fun K-8 home/school activities that reinforce Indiana Academic Standards using computers to encourage students to draw, research, calculate and express! Though we have discontinued the monthly Computer Capers publication, sign-up for our email list to receive notification of upcoming grants and workshops.

How Short is the Shortest Day?

December 21st marks the Winter Solstice—the shortest day of the year. Collect some data to see how short the day really is by comparing it to the day before and the day after. On December 20, 21, and 22, record the time when the sun comes up and when the sun goes down. Place your times in a spreadsheet. How many minutes different is sunrise? sunset? As a family do a little research as to what dictates the length of time in a day.

Indiana Academic Standards

Grade Level 3-5

Mathematics - Algebra & Functions

Internet Extensions

The INDY Channel Weather

http://www.theindychannel.com/weather/index.html
Are you a little too tired to get up before the sun rises to record the time? If you are from Indiana, you can visit this site to find out the time of the sunrise and sunset.

The Seasons by NASA

http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sseason.htm
This NASA page requires Flash player and gives information about what causes the seasons and what are the solistices.

Day Length for Various Latitudes

http://www.orchidculture.com/COD/daylength.html
The following tables provide year-round hours of daylight at 5 degree intervals from 60°N to 60°S latitude for every 15 day period.