Senior MB Maths
TIME
G'day Senior Unit time travellers!
Each time you see a 
it means you have a task to complete
A timeline of timekeeping
http://whyfiles.org/078time/3.html
Read through the developments in timekeeping
over the centuries, then:
select two of the methods
described and complete a: PNI : positive things/negative things/interesting
things about both.
International Time Zones
Why is it a different time in different
places? The first of these links explains the 'why', and the second will tell
you exactly the time in many different places around the world.
Time scales and time zones
http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/world.html
Current time around the world
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
Find
Brisbane (our time zone), New Delhi, Singapore and Vancouver, and write down the
current time in each place. Add three more cities of your own choosing. Arrange
them in order, from earliest to latest.
Countdown to 2006
http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/newyear.html
How
long must we wait for the party at the end of the year?
Daylight Savings Time
Normally intelligent people seem to get very
upset over this topic. Read what Dr Karl and the WA Daylight Saving Party have
to say on the topic, and then:
write down what you think. Should Queensland have daylight savings? Explain your
reasons why or why not.
Dr Karl: daylight savings
http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/moments/s689016.htm
Daylight
saving in WA
http://members.iinet.net.au/~jacob/daylight.html
