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Make a water clock — Watchmakers · The Makers

Before mechanical clocks, people measured time with dripping water. Watchmaker Rui in the invented town of Cogsworth helps Leo build one from two plastic cups.

Your task

Put the steps in the right order.

• A water clock lets water drip steadily from one container into another. If you mark the water level after each minute, the marks become a scale for measuring time.
• Invented guild stories to learn from. Never try fire, hot metal, glass, blades or power tools on your own: crafts like these are learned with a trained adult.
• Every craft came from many people in many places. Nothing about you is collected.

Score

• Craft knowledge — You understood how this craft works.
• Making it well — You put the steps in a sensible order and used the right tools.
• Care for people & planet — You kept people safe and used materials wisely.

In real life

Water clocks, called clepsydras, were used in ancient Egypt around 3,500 years ago. In ancient Athens, a water clock limited how long each speaker could talk in court.

The guild stories are invented, to learn from. Fire, heat, blades and tools are only for trained adults: learn these crafts with a trained adult, never at home. Nothing about you is collected; progress stays on this device.

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