The North Magnetic Pole is not located at the same place as the north geographic pole. Thus compasses do not point exactly to the north. Your local reference librarian should be able to tell you the magnetic deviation in your area. In general if you live west of Ohio your compass will point east of true north, while if you live east of Ohio your compass will point west. In California, your compass may point 20 degrees east of true north. There are websites which will give you the magnetic declination at your location. Look at
http://www.noaa.gov Activity: Earth in the Sun
Over the course of the day compares the light on your globe to the light shown on this interactive map.
Day and Night World Map
A more detailed version of this activity can be found at Earth Learning Ideas.
Activity: On the Move — Track the movement of the sun with a small mirror.
Activity: Make a Sky Dome to model the Sun's daily path.
Video: Observe time-lapse videos of sunrise and sunset.