How does a clock work? Who invented the clock and why? By Shaun V

This is Christiaan Huygens. He is the inventor of the clock

​What do I know?

What do I want to learn?

How will I find out?

• Clocks are made to tell time.
• There are many different types of clocks.
• Clocks have been around for a long time.

• Who invented the clock?
• Why did the clock get invented?
• How do clocks work?
• What kind of parts do they have?

• YouTube (maybe)
• Brain Pop
• Other websites
• Books

​What have I learned?

​What action will I take?

​What new questions do I have?

• ​Christiaan Huygens invented the clock
• There most important step of the clock is... the winding stage.  When you wind the clock, it starts a gear, which starts a bunch of other gears causing the hands to move around the clock to the correct time.

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• I will draw the inside of a clock so people can get an idea of what the inside of a clock looks like.
• I can use this clock in my video and explain who invented the clock, why the invented it, and how clocks show time.

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• What is the most important gear in the clock?
• Could a clock work if you removed one of the gears?
• How does a water clock?
• When was the first digital clock invented?

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What I learned was that Christiaan Huygens invented the clock.  Also,  the clock was invented to tell time.  I learned that clocks need gears to work and that gears need to be wound in order to work.​  It was fun explaining my work in the video but it was hard to research and find decent good sources for this topic. 

​It was easy explaining my learning in my video.  I would take more time explaining my work on my blog the first time so I don't find so many mistakes to fix when I proof read.  I would tell kids to make sure that their video looks nice with good lightening, sound and proper information.