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The Story of the Clock
How we chopped the day into pieces
Put on your time-travel shoes to see how humans learned to count every tick and tock!
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- Long ago
Shadow Magic
Shadows move across the ground as the sun travels. Ancient people stuck sticks in the dirt to read the sun's shadow time!
The big idea
Clocks help us measure time so we can share our day together.
Fun facts
- ✨ The word 'clock' comes from an old word that actually means 'bell'!
- ✨ Sundials work great, but they are totally useless on cloudy days or at night.
- ✨ Satellites in space use atomic clocks to help the GPS maps on your family's phone work!
Science words
- Sundial — An ancient tool that uses the sun's shadow to show the time of day.
- Pendulum — A weight hanging from a rod that swings back and forth to keep time.
- Quartz — A real crystal that vibrates at a very steady pace when given electricity.