Building a Solar Compass

We had to wait for the sun to come back this week, but we were well rewarded! In order to understand how early explorers figured out where they were going, Navigators and Explorers made their own magnetic compasses with magnetized pins and waxed paper in bowls of water, and then went outside periodically to mark the shadows of a water bottle to create the W-E compass line and build a solar compass. What a great way to enjoy the sunshine!