What Time Is It?

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Throughout this unit, we have been discovering what time is and how it works. This led us to continue our mini-lessons on time. Each student gave us a presentation on how time works in different and creative ways. For this unit, we learned about how to tell time without really using a digital clock or our phones. We also learned the history and background of how clocks were created and how it was back then when trying to tell the time. We first learned about sundials. Sundials, are gnomons (tall stick or pillar) where you can put into the ground to determine the shadow it captures and the way it moves. When using a sundial you are able to see how the sun is used to tell the time of day it is. Along with learning about sundials, we learned about longitude, latitude, and how we can calculate our location by using Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).


This is Newton's Cradle time clock!

This is used to determine the hours that have passed, which allows kids and students to truly understand the passing of time and also understand the laws of physics. This is an effective way to tell time to kids and students by being able to make it audibly and physically clear for them to understand. While observing the time they are also informed about the purpose of the momentum and energy in the clashing of stationary spheres when each hour passes.

So you might be wondering, how does it work?

This is electronically set to hit every hour throughout the day by having the stationary spheres clash. Just like the original Newton Cradle, the stationary spheres hit alongside each making the tapping sound. It works by the stationary spheres producing momentum and energy on each side, which then creates the sound. This sound gets developed through the human ear to alert the person of the time changing each hour. This also allows the user to enjoy the full purpose and entertainment of The Newton's Cradle.

This clock was of course influenced and inspired by the well-known Newton’s Cradle to have a more entertaining and fun way to determine time without looking at an actual clock, phone, computer, or any other electronic device. It is designed to fit basically anywhere and is made to be suitable for anyone especially kids and students in and outside of the classroom!

My Process -

Throughout the process of creating The Newton's Timeclock, I knew that I wanted to create something for educational purposes and also a way to get off devices and technology. With my design, I wanted to make sure I included The Newton's Cradle to provide and more interesting and different way to tell time.
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This was only my first draft of The Newton's Cradle Time Clock. This was when I first drew out my very vague and rough sketch of it.

Math Concept -

The Newton's Cradle Time Clock uses stationary spheres, which hang similar to a pendulum. By discovering this I decided to calculate the period of the stationary spheres/the pendulums. The equation that is used to figure out the period of a pendulum: 2pi square root the length divided by gravity. This is how my equation turned out:

                                                      2𝜋 √4/9.8 = 4.014 Hz

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This time telling device uses sound by signaling the user when an hour hits. The way that Netwon's Cradle works are the stationary spheres producing momentum and energy on each side. This causes the stationary spheres to clash together, which then creates a sound. This sound gets developed through the human ear to alert the person of the time changing each hour. By hearing the time change you are able to remain focused on your work instead of continuously checking for the time to change and to also deliver an easier and faster way to indicate the time.

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Overall, throughout this action project, I found it fun to kind of go back to our last course, Design and Engineering. I personally really enjoyed that course and with this action project, it reminded me of it so much. It was fun and also challenging to come up with a time-telling device that doesn't involve using much technology. I found myself trying to really think out of the box and develop new skills and thoughts to use while conducting this action project. While designing my time telling device it also took me back to empathy and how it can truly help someone while also changing the way they think and use time. I enjoyed doing these type of action projects and hopefully will do more in the future.

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