Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 20, 1988, p. 12

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Pigell February IK Outlook Create A Clock With the help of an adult you can make your own candle clock What yon need candle not tapered at the top modeling clay What to do 1 Measure the candle 2 Place lump of clay in metal dish then place candle securely in clay Surround with sand 3 Light candle and burn for one hour Blow candle out allow to cool and measure again to see how many inches burned in 1 hour Subtract the new measurement from the first measurement With a pin make a mark for every hour the measurement you just figured down the length of the candle Relight your candle When it burns to the first mark you will know that one hour has passed There are many types of timepieces Some are ancient and some are used today Match the words to the correct pictures by drawing a line metal dish or lid sand cuckoo clock hourglass 3 vvristwatch grandfather clock sundial l8jnoq Leap Frog Fun Every fourth year an extra day Is added to the year and put at the end of February This day February is called leap day and the year with extra day is called leap year The word leap is used because each date on the calendar moves ahead days that year rather than the usual one day For instance March 1 was on Sunday in 1937 but it will fall on Tuesday in because of leap day It will leap right over Monday Look at the frogs below and put circles around the that are exactly Lou Lou Freddie PPCr 53 HOW MANY DAYS There Is an old rhyme that many people use to remember how many days are in each month Fill in the blanks with the correct month Thirty days hath S A J andN AD the rest have thirty-one- Except in F alone Which has twentyeight days clear And twentynine in each Leap Year jadiunr BY THE CLOCK We do many things at the same time each day Above the activity listed draw hands on the special clock to show what time that event occurs for you The short band Indicates the hour and the long hand Indicates the minute You can also write the each clock shows on the lines provided ins Leave school in the afternoon NEA Inc If you use your tune wisely for work and required activities you will have more time later to do the things you most enjoy BOOKS ABOUT CALENDARS TIME The Golden Calendar by Dorothy Bennett Grs 2 This book of songs stories poems and games for each month also explains facts about day and night seasons weather holiday customs and much more Book is About Time by Marilyn Burns Grs This very readable book with cartoon comments around the text covers mechanical and biological clocks past present and a possible future world calendar and many other aspects of time

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