DEN ACTIVITIES
How Long Until
Sundown? Northeast Georgia Council
Early sailors used this technique to estimate how
long it would be until sunset. Hold your hands out at arms length so
that your palms are facing you and your fingers are parallel to the
horizon. Keeping your fingers close together, let the sun rest on
your index finger. Each finger between the sun and the horizon
equals about fifteen minutes.
Pinecone Weather
Forecaster Northeast Georgia Council
Did you know that pinecones can help you to forecast
weather?
When the weather is going to be dry the cone will
open so that seeds inside will be blown away. When it is going to be
wet, the cone closes to stop seeds from getting wet. Hang a pinecone
outside your window and see.
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