Sun Shadows project: at work!

The Sun Shadows experiment.

The Sun Shadows experiment.

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  • Logo of the Sun Shadows project, an initiative of the International Polar Foundation and Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide.
  • Teacher Koen Meirlaen performs the experiment at the Princess Elisabeth station in Antarctica.
  • The Sun Shadows experiment.
  • What do you need? Sun, a stick of 1m and a meter.
  • On January 25, 2012, the shadow measured 137cm in Antarctica.
  • Nice shadow play with the experiment in the background.
  • Go for it! Koen wishes everybody good luck!
  • The education team of the International Polar Foundation measures the shadow in Brussels.
  • The experiment nearby the Mario Zucchelli station in Antarctica.
  • Teacher Mariacira Veneruso performs the experiment nearby the Mario Zucchelli station in Antarctica.
  • The Sun Shadows Project is a joint educational project of the Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide (IT) and the International Polar Foundation (BE). From left to right: Sandra Vanhove (BE), Isabelle Du Four (BE), Matteo Cattadori (IT), Carlo Osolla (IT) & Magdalena Veneruso (IT).
  • Students of Leiepoort Campus Sint-Hendrik Deinze measure the shadow at their playground.

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Teacher Koen Meirlaen performs the experiment at the Princess Elisabeth station in Antarctica.

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