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Hello! I am Tomochichi.

When I was 90 years old, I decided to build a new town on the Savannah River. We called ourselves the Yamacraws. I later became the mico of the village, because I was honest.

Click on all blue words to learn their meaning.Click on TomochichiWhen Oglethorpe and the new settlers arrived I wanted to make sure there was peace.

To welcome the settlers, I gave Oglethorpe a gift. It was a bison hide with an eagle painted on it and an eagle feather.

The eagle feather stood for peace.

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For the rest of my life I made sure that there was peace between the settlers, the Creek, and the Yamacraw. We all learned many things from each other.

Because of our friendships, the growing colony of Georgia stayed a peaceful place.

Click on PictureKeeping track of time was very important to the Yamacraw tribe.We needed to always know how many hours of sunlight we had.

We grew our own crops for food, so we needed sunlight to work in the fields.

The hunters needed to know how many hours of sunlight they had to hunt for food.

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How did we tell time before we had clocks?

Click on the TelevisionHistory Of The ClockLets Do Some Math

Click on the PictureThe Yamacraw tribe used the sun to tell time.

They would watch shadows made by the light from the sun. Like the shadows made by trees or other objects on earth.

Look at the trees shadow!!

Imagine your day without clocks and calendars. See the sun peeking through your windows? Its time to get up. Notice the sky darkening? Almost time for bed. This is how people once livedwithout knowing the time or the day.

Write about how your day would be without clocks!!

When you have finished discuss the type of day you would have with your table.

Click on the green light to continueScrapbook Time!!!

Are you wondering how shadows are made?

Lets Find Out!!Light from the Sun shines on Earth.

SUNLight from the SunEARTH

SUNLight from the SunA shadow is formed when an object or a person gets between the sun and the surface of the earth.

EARTH

Draw the image from the previous slide in your scrapbook.

Be sure to label the sun and earth.

Write how a shadow is formed beside your drawing.Scrapbook Time!!!

SUNEARTHLight from the Sun

Lets Go Outside To DiscoverEach group will take outside the bag I have provided for you. Each bag includes.List of DirectionPencil (sharpened and unsharpened)PlaydoughChalkLarge circle cut out Shadow watching worksheet

While we are outside you are to follow the directions that are found in your bag.

Write your answer in your scrapbook.

Discuss with your table whether or not you think your shadow will change throughout the day?

Before we go predict whether or not your shadow will change throughout the day?

Remember to NEVER look directly at the Sun!!

Fun in the SUN!!!Our shadows change in length and position through out the day.

Click on the television to watch Emma and John explain why shadows change.

Click HereWhat Did We Discover Outside?

Does the sun move?

As the Earth rotates, shadows change length and position.

Morning

NoonAfternoonChanges Our Shadow Makes

Shadow is longSun is low in the skyShadow grows shorter and shorter until noonShadow is the shortestSun is at its highest point in the skyShadows grow long againSun is low in the sky again

Draw the following chart in your scrapbook.

Be sure to color the chart.

Scrapbook Time!!!Morning

Shadow is longSun is low in the skyShadow grows shorter and shorter until noonNoonShadows is the shortest Sun is at its highest point in the skyAfternoonShadows grow long againSun is low in the sky again

Throughout the day a group of you will go outside each hour to record a new shadow.When each group returns we will record their findings in our scrapbook.

When you go home take the time to record the new shadows once every hour with your family. Be sure to bring your recordings back to school.

In your scrapbook you will write a letter to someone in the future. In your letter you will explain to them how to tell time by using the sun and making a sundial.

Each letter will include the following:Directions to making a sundialExplaining how a shadow is formedExplaining why shadows change positionsAnd how all of these can be used to tell time without having a clock.

Click on the green light to learn how to write a letter!!Scrapbook Time!!!

HeadingGreetingBodyClosing Signature

What's in a letter?

Click here to learn the parts of a letter.

Date April 25, 2001 Greeting Dear Sam, I am having a wonderful time visiting Body with my grandfather. We went fishing at Star Lake yesterday. I caught 3 fish. Mom will be bringing me home on Friday. I'll see you at our ball game on Saturday. Closing Your friend, Signature Mark

November 20, 2009

Dear Sam, I am having a wonderful time visiting my grandfather. We went fishing at Star Lake yesterday. I caught three fish. Mom will be bringing me home on Friday. I will see you then. Your friend, MarkDateGreetingBodyClosingSignature

Can you arrange the parts of a friendly letter?Click on the envelopeWriting Detective

Click on the envelopeYou are now ready to write your friendly letter!!You will first write your letter by hand.

Be sure to include each part of a letterHeading (date)GreetingBodyClosing Signature

Have someone at your table check your letter. They will be looking for the 5 parts.

Click here for what is suppose to be in your letter.Remember to use your scrapbook as a reference Now Lets Use The ComputerAfter your teacher has read your letter you will use the computer to type the letter.

Click on the computer to begin.

When you are finished print your letter and place it and yourhandwritten letter in your scrapbook.

You Did Great!!

Thank you for joining me on this adventure!!You now know how the Yamacraw tribe kept up with time in the year 1732.

Next time someone asks, What time is it?

Just use the Sun.

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