The history of timekeeping

devices
Learning objectives:
11.1.1 explain and justify their own and others’ point of view on
a range of general and curricular topics
11.1.2 - use a wide range of vocabulary, which is appropriate to
topic and genre, and which is spelt accurately
11.1.3 - use speaking and listening skills to solve problems
creatively and cooperatively in groups
11.4.4 - understand specific information and detail in extended
texts on a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar general and
curricular topics
Lesson objectives:

• to practice speaking skill using complex

sentences
• To watch the video and answer for the
questions.
• To read the text and give a short summary of
the text
• To practice speaking skills by using subject
specific vocabulary
SUNDIALS MECHANICAL DIGITAL HOURGLASS
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 History of Timekeeping Devices
 
Tracking of time via mechanical or other means appeared over 5500 years ago in
the Ancient Egypt and Sumer, southern region of the ancient Mesopotamia that is
today regarded as birthplace of modern civilization. With the thousand years of
tradition building various types of sundials, sand clocks and water clocks,
knowledge of this devices soon spread across Mediterranean, enabling Greek,
Roman and Persian empires to embrace them and start their own wave of
advancements.
As centuries went on, time was measured with candle clocks, incense clocks, oil-
lamp clocks, simple gear clocks, astronomical clocks, all up to the appearance of
the first modern devices in 15th and 16th century.
Sundials had begun appearing in ancient Egypt around in 4th millennia BC.
With sun being their primary deity, measuring of sun shadow received much
attention during that time. To measure time easily, Egyptians separated daytime
into 10 equal parts, with 4 additional parts reserved to twilight hours in the dawn
and sunset. Series of markers on the ground enabled Egyptians to easily track time.
Ancient Greeks and Romans focused much more attention on developing water
clocks, which by 325 BC achieved much higher degree of accuracy than in its early
stages. Even with many developments in this field, sundials remained popular
throughout the life of Greek and Roman empires.
After the fall of Roman Empire, water clocks continued to be refined in Persia
and China, with the most famous and most complicated water clock of that time being
created by Muslim engineer Al-Jazari in 1206. By the 6th century, china started using
candle and incense clocks, which slowly started spreading to the west, finally reaching
Middle East and Europe in 13th century. By then, China made advancement with the
introduction of Astronomical clocks.
Expansion of ship trade in Europe and ever increasing will of sailing in open seas
brought the need of having reliable and precise time measuring devices. Much
improved sundial devices that were designed in Persia became the integral part of
every ship who wanted to sail beyond the sight of the coast. 
By 16th century, mechanical devices started finding their way out of industrial
laboratories, and time measuring devices based on pendulums and springs began
appearing across the Europe. As centuries went on, their designs became more
advanced, their structure smaller, and by the 19th century mechanical pocket, table
and wall clocks became commonplace all across the world. Today, when the digital
devices can be found in every corner of our civilization, measuring of time has finally
become available to everyone
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 Reflection:

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What skills did you practice?
What was difficult/easy? Why\Why not?
Which part of the lesson did you like the best?
Why?
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