Shinoy and the Chaos Crew: What is time?

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WHAT IS TIME?

S I T A WH ?

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Why do we need to know the time?

How did people know the time before there were clocks? Can I travel in time?

Find out all the answers and more!

Browse the complete Collins catalogue at

www.collins.co.uk

An information book

Simon Mugford

www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat

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Can you stop time?

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What is time?

Have you ever wondered what time is?

It can mean different things; it just depends on how you think about it!

We experience time as the way everything – that’s all the stuff in the universe – moves along from the past, to the present and on into the future.

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Time is also the gap between two or more different events. Think about an ordinary Monday morning – you leave for school and then you arrive at school. The gap between you leaving home and arriving at school is the time it takes to get there.

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Can you stop time?

Time itself keeps going and it can’t be stopped.

Time was moving before you put your coat on to go to school and it kept going after you sat down at your desk. Time keeps on going, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing!

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Why do we need to know the time?

Imagine a world where nobody knew what the time was. There would be no timetables, so you wouldn’t know when to catch a bus or a train. You wouldn’t know when school started or finished, or when shops opened or closed. It would be chaos!

We need to know the time so that we can plan our lives. We use it to arrange to see our friends and family, to go to work and school – and to have fun.

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White Band 10

WHAT IS TIME?

S I T A WH ?

E M TI

Why do we need to know the time?

How did people know the time before there were clocks? Can I travel in time?

Find out all the answers and more!

Browse the complete Collins catalogue at

www.collins.co.uk

An information book

Simon Mugford

www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat

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