Quirky time facts

Quirky time facts

What is a leap-second? A split-second? What was the Y2K issue?

In small groups, investigate one of the following aspects of time:

  • The calendar

  • The sundial

  • Sun clocks, water clocks and mechanical atomic clocks

  • The Prime Meridian

  • … or another quirky area of interest.

Record your summary in a presentation and share it with your class. Enhance your mathematical explanation by using audio or inserting images.