Summary
A Cyberchase math segment that travels through the importance of telling time and the variety of timekeepers people have built. A nice context-setter before working with elapsed time.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
- What different timekeepers did the segment show?
- How are a sundial and a digital clock alike and different?
- Which clock would be hardest to read, and why?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: clock, sundial, digital, analog.
Try it: Write 4:45 in both analog (draw it) and digital form.