Wayfinding Comparison: Day versus Night

Grades: Secondary through University

If you cannot conduct a nighttime field trip as a scheduled class event, encourage the students to visit the maze at night (but only if it's open to the public after dark!). If that is not possible, you can still discuss the following: Compare the difficulty of finding a selected location during the daytime versus at night. Discuss: Is wayfinding more difficult at night? Why or why not? How does the location of the sun help us in our wayfinding, besides simply providing light?