Download a printable quadrant: http://www.davidcolarusso.com/handouts/quadrant.pdf
Note: the animation has an issue when showing the months and the Earth's tilt over the year. Namely, the months listed don't line up correctly with the angles shown.
Learn how to find south, your latitude, and your longitude with only a few household items and some know how. I should note, however, that in using the home-made quadrant cited, the precision of your findings will be rather low. Don't worry, you'll be within a few hundred miles. ;)
The Tabletop Explainer is an intermittent educational vlog presenting answers to viewer questions, brief science lessons, and ideas for teachers and students. It is a feature of my blog "Tilts at Windmils" which can be found at http://www.davidcolarusso.com/blog/
Transcript: http://www.davidcolarusso.com/blog/?p=150#more-150
