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=====Design Brief=====

Design and make a Sundial to suit your home location '''[[Latitude]]''' which can be sited outside permanently in your community. 


=====Materials Available=====

The main component ''(i.e. the 'Dial Plate')'' must be '''[[Sand Casting|Sand Cast]]''' from aluminium using a one-piece pattern. Minor components may be added from  any available material ''(e.g. stainless steel rod or brass plate for Gnomon, fixing screws, coloured polyester resign to fill recesses shaped to show numbers, numerals, symbols, shapes, lines etc.)''.  


=====Considerations=====

* Where will the '''Sundial''' be located - ''(e.g. on a flat surface, a wall, a post, as part of another structure)''?
* How can the '''Sundial''' be made weatherproof?
* Will it need to be vandal resistant?
* How accurate will it need to be?
* What limitations will '''[[Sand Casting]]''' impose on the design?


=====Research=====

* Which way should a '''[[Finding True North|Sundial]]''' face - does it matter?
* Why does '''[[Sundials and Gnomons|Latitude]]''' of location matter?
* What types of '''[[Exploring Sundials|Sundial]]''' are available?
* How are '''[[Sundial Design Tools|Sundials]]''' calibrated?


=====Ideas=====
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=====Design Development and Construction=====
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=====Testing and Evaluation=====

* How accurate a timekeeper is it?
* Are members of your community pleased with it?
* Is it installed in the best place?
* Monitor over time and judge if it is affected by weather or vandalism.