While we were learning about King Alfred of England in 900AD,we discovered how he invented the "Candle Clock."
So, NATURALLY, we had to make one ourselves!
First, the girls and I measured an unburned candlewe had...
(We had to use the yard sticksince our rulers were in use for another project,
which I HOPE to post about tomorrow...)
Our candle turned out to be about 9 inches long...
Next, I lit the candle...
...and we set the timer for one hour.
We rather enjoyed the ambiance the candle offeredto our lessons during that hour of waiting...
We then blew out the candle,let it cool,
and measured how far it burned in one hour's time.
(Side note: Jungle Girl made the prediction that the candle would
burn off about 1 to 1.5 inches of wax in an hour, and she was correct!)
We then marked the candle at every 1.5 inches with apermanent marker...
...and our "Candle Clock" was complete!Now we can keep time during our next black out...
And monks used to use candles as alarm clocks. They'd put them between their toes and hold them there, and would wake up when the fire got to their toes. Or so went the report I did as a kid....
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT!
Great idea! I would have never thought to do this!
ReplyDeleteSHUT UP Ticia- the way I sleep, I would most definitely start a fire if I tried that...
ReplyDeleteYour posts are always so funny! I passed an award onto you: http://funhandprintart.blogspot.com/2010/02/kreativ-blog-award-and-beautiful.html
ReplyDeleteGreat book recommendation - I wonder if my library has it...or if I have any more room on my on hold list...or if I could have a candle burn for an hour without one of the children using it to burn down the house?
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