Grandfather Clock Series: The Case of the Missing Pendulum

• Introduction
• Learners
• Standards
• Process
• Resources


• Student Page

by Ashley Squire, East Carolina University

Are you ready?... Ok then grab a team of 4 and start your journey as sleuths racing time to recover a clock back to the "Hall of Time." You will learn about parts of a grandfather clock and how they play a part in our every day routines. Enjoy and be creative!

Teacher Introduction

 Ok my fellow teachers... you have a mission as well ; )

Your job is to bring your students to life with the many concepts that have to be taught throughout the school year.

I know that you want your students to understand the concept but  remember that making the subject matter interesting and fun definitely sticks and works with children of all ages.

I chose to keep my quest for all levels of students "kid friendly" because we as teachers were once children ourselves and we can just as easy as children can go back and reflect on how fun it was to be someone else or engage in a lesson so thoroughly while learning throughout the whole process. ; )