Show Standard-Examin- 6A Tuesday January 26 1999 and ' Big Ideas in Geography introduce luito geography location place how people reactall about maps movement and regions Have fun learning environment and the geograph) ABCa with pictures families their er change their environment the 0Uce r nmtert orr J$i in this for Id order send check or nnev Mini Page Resource Brok PO and per copy Ur Big Ideas in Geography McMeel Publishing able Andrews to Kansas City? MO 6414 1 Make checks pa) To tM UntvaiMl PnM 8yndici were invented by a Dutchman Christian Huygens These clocks were controlled by a pendulum Pendulums of the same length take the same time to complete each swing This discovery was made by the famous Italian scientist The ancient Chinese measured time by burning a damp rope that was knotted at regular intervals Later people noted how long it took a candle or the oil in a lamp to bum Ancient people looked to the sky to tell time The sun told the days The moon told the months The ancient Babylonians divided the day into 24 parts or hours Sand flows at an even rate from one glass bulb to another For many years sailors carried these time pieces to sea They are even used in kitchens today We still use them as egg timers People noticed that trees and rocks cast shadows that moved from side to side as the sun moved from east to west The ancient Egyptians probably were the first to make sundials An English clockmaker John Harrison invented the first “chronometer" or clock that worked at sea in 1735 It took Harrison eight years to complete a portable clock that would be accurate on the rolling seas Mechanical clocks 1300s The first mechanical clocks ran by using weights to drive the wheels that made the Water The ancient Romans and Greeks used water clocks to measure time Water dripped from one bowl to another clock run This is the third a series about time in 1637 Galileo Sea clocks 1700s The hourglass 1300s Sundials 95 Ships use time to help locate exactly where they are fmi WE MM Mk( MIGHTY FUNNY Q: Why do firemen wear red suspenders? A: Tb hold their pants up! (both sent in by Sherry M Hahn) d Q: What do you say to an stole who gorilla your sandwich? just A “Enjoy your sandwich sir!” MOW 800-poun- WHERE WE ARE! in (sent in by Michael Walsh) Worn The Mini Py by Betty Oetonem ft bom The MM Page by Betty 0e6nam Bringing Time C 1969 UmwoM SyndteeM Prom Syndic Up-to-D- ate Electric clocks early 1800s Count the number of clocks and watches in your house Some clocks and watches are fancy others are plain Design a clock or watch you would like What time of day is your favorite? Why? Draw a picture of yourself at that time of day Circle every time mentioned on one page of the Standard-ExaminWhich pages mention time most often? 1990 Unhrerael Atomic clocks 1949 Atomic clocks are the most accurate These clocks will not lose or gain a second in 370000 years! Atomic docks are based on the vibrations of the cesium atom Cesium atoms vibrate at the rate of 9192631770 times each second er Batteries were used to power the first electric clocks Ibday we often plug the dock into the electric current that flows into our home A Note to Parents Teachers: The Mini Page is written for children in Educates grades two through five The SEEK (Standard-Examine- r Kids) Program has materials that make learning with the newspaper fun and exciting For information about the SEEK Quartz clocks 1929 ILU from The Mini Page by Betty Debnem C 19W Unflrerset CLOCKS hnd Words that remind us of types of clocks are hidden in the block below Some words are hidden backward or diagonally See if you can find: ATOMIC ELECTRIC MECHANICAL HAND PENDULUM QUARTZ DIGITAL SECOND YEAR MONTH MASTER CLOCK ZONES TIME READ WATER HOURS SUN M B D Z O N H A X Q Y A S E I B G T T I U M I T F C O N C E M C mm Tlw MNH Pege by Bey Oeboem iwe uwww Prow Syndiee Mini Spy Mini Spy and her classmates are taking a timed See if you can find: 3 ruler letter E pencil ‘letter I test kite apple elephant’s head bread loaf peanut letter T bandage question mark bird olive letter A exclamation mark bell scientist at the US Naval Observatory examines an atomic clock An observatory is a building that has telescopes for observing the sun moon and stars A Visit our Web site at: wwwminipagecom Taking your own sweet time (with you) Electric-powere- d watches 1957 E L O C I Quartz is a mineral that vibrates 32768 times a second when an electric current is passed through it Ibday most docks have a quartz crystal Many are digital or use numbers instead of a clock face atomic clocks and 10 other clocks that steer a single master clock Atomic clocks aboard 24 satellites orbiting the Earth help to keep our official docks and those of other nations accurate too I R M A N W D N The offirial time in the United States is kept by the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC On the grounds the Observatory has about 30 cesium Prow Syndicate For hundreds of years people did not have clocks of their own They depended on the public clocks on tall buildings Ibday most people have docks — and watches The first watches 1500 The first watches were large and hung from a belt around the waist People learned to make them smaller and even wore them as rings necklaces and earrings Electric-powere- d watches were powered by tiny batteries They had tiny tuning fork to keep the watch a running without winding For many years men carried their Digital watches 1980s watches in their pockets They were attached to the belt with a chain Women were the among the first to wear watches around their wrists At Tbdayb digital watches contain a first men thought this a tiny computer and a quartz battery was the sissy way to do it During World crystal War I they The Mini Page thanks Geoff Chester public relations department US Naval Observatory changed their minds Soldiers found wristwatches much easier to read do: Make up a story about time and one of the photos you see To and David Todd museum specialist and clock maker at the National History Museum Smithsonian Institution Washington DC for help with this story Next week read all about a big celebration honoring George Washington |