Summary
The Fixies — tiny helpers who live inside our machines — reveal how an alarm clock keeps time and rings to wake you up. A quick full episode (about 6 minutes) from the how-things-work cartoon, easy to drop into a science or STEM warm-up.
Viewer safety
All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
This episode shows how an alarm clock keeps time and rings to wake you up.
- How does a clock keep track of time?
- Why do people set alarms?
- What is your morning routine after the alarm rings?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: clock, time, alarm, set, wake.
Try it: Draw a clock face showing the time you wake up for school.