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PBS Eons: A Brief History of Geologic Time
This clip illustrates many of the important events in the story of life on Earth. It also explains the Geologic Time Scale, which is the system used to determine the Earth's age. -
Bill Nye, the Science Guy: Time-keeping Motion Machine of Science
Bill explains how we measure time and mentions some of the tools we use to measure it. He notes that time measurements, such as days, months, and years, are based on astronomical events and uses a motion machine to illustrate the Earth's revolution around the Sun and the Moon's revolution around the Earth. -
Cyberchase: Cooking Timer
Digit and Matt make stew for a cooking competition, and Digit explains how he will use a timer to cook it for 5 minutes. When Buzz steals the timer, Digit panics, but Matt explains how they can use a clock to cook the stew for the correct amount of time. -
Lucy: Traveling Through Time
Lucy travels through time to view the Earth at various periods in the past. As she travels, the setting behind her gradually changes in a timelapse. She visits the dinosaurs and eventually meets Lucy the Australopithecus. -
The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation: History of Time Zones
This video illustrates how time got mandated in certain areas in 1918. In the past, people told time by using the shadow of the sun and sundials. Eventually, they needed to introduce a new way to measure time because people were increasingly traveling greater distances. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipInterstellar: Time in a Black Hole
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Murph is distraught when she finds out that her father will be going into a black hole. Her father explains to her that time is slower in a black hole, so things will be different than what she thought. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipBill Nye, the Science Guy: Time Zones
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Bill explains the different time zones on Earth and how they're set up. He also explains why time zones exist and includes a reference to the International Date Line. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipThe Office: Time Thief
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Dwight tries to prove he does not waste company time doing personal items, while Jim wastes company time tracking all of Dwight's movements. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipFamily Guy: Time Dilation
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Stewie observes that time in the neighborhood is being reversed at an accelerated rate. He explains this to Brian along with the concept of time dilation. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipNBC News Learn: Science of the Summer Olymipics: Keeping Time
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The time keeping in the Olympics need extreme accuracy when measuring the difference between the first place winner and the other athletes. Precision and accuracy are very important to make sure the times are correct.
