Name ____________________   Our school's latitude: __________

Sunlight on the Winter Solstice (2008)
How High is Your Solstice Sun?

Go outside each month and use your fists and fingers to measure how high the sun is above the horizon. Never look directly at the sun. Cover the sun with one hand and measure with your other one. Record your answers below.
Month
Angle of Sun
(Number of fists = ____ and Number of fingers = ____)
December 22 (Solstice)
 
January
 
February
 
March 20 (Equinox)
 
April
 
May
 
June 20 (Solstice)