By measuring the shadows of my roommate at different times of the day, more specifically morning, afternoon, and evening, I was able to catch a glimpse of the solar trajectory path. I measured the height of my roommate (68 inches), the different lengths of her shadow in inches, the ordinance of each of those shadows, and took the tangent of her height over the length of her shadow to calculate the sun's position.
Height: Length: Angle: Direction:
27 inches 32 in 27/32=.844= 40 degrees North 175
27 in 49 in 27/49=.551= 29 degrees NE 147
27 in 134 in 27/143=.202= 11 degrees NE 96
27 in 100 in 27/100=.270= 15 degrees NW 122
27 in 56 in 27/56=.482= 26 degrees NW 139
27 in 35 in 27/35=.771= 38 degrees NW 161
*Data from class example
