Monday, January 25, 2010

Why did people invent clocks?

We are going to learn Science, Maths, Literacy and History through one topic this week, Clocks!

Here are our questions that we think of when we ask the main question

Why did people invent clocks?
What was the name of the person who invented the first clock?
When did inventors invent the clock?
Which counrty did the clock come from?
How were clocks invented?
Why does the clock exist?
Where did the person who invented the clock live?
Where were clocks made?
What was a clock made of?
Why did people need to build clocks?
Which clocks in the past were the most famous?
How many different types of clocks were invented on Earth?
What is a clock?
How are clocks made?
How do clocks get their name?
Who else copied the clock idea?
Who invented the biggest clock?
Who invented the first alarm clock?
What did the first clock ever made look like?
Why do clocks help people?
Who made the smallest clock on Earth?
How many people did they need to invent the first clock?




5 comments:

  1. Thank you miss Louise for such an interesting topic ! i have to admit i have to go and search for some answers before C asks me any of these questions.....
    kind regards

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  2. I nknow some of the answers to the questions.
    Like How did clock get there names?
    The clock got there name from Latin languge and cloker means bell in Latin so the first clock looked like a bell.I also know a question and it is What are clocks made of? Well most of them were made of wood!

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  3. I think I know an answer to 1 question.
    It is What are clocks made of?
    Mostly they are made of wood!
    But sometimes they use plastic or glass.

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  4. I think I have an answer to two questions, How do clocks help people? well, clocks help people tell the time accurately. which clocks in the past were the most famous? The Quartz clock was!!

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