Time Travellers
AGES 8 - 11 • EXPLORING TIME ZONES
Zoom through history and travel across time zones to uncover the stories of time.
Key Learning Objectives
Understanding Time
Students will explore the concept of time and reflect on why time matters in everyday life, society, and human understanding.
Measuring Time
Students will investigate how humans have measured time throughout history, from natural methods and ancient inventions to modern digital systems.
Time Zones
Students will collaborate with international partners to explore UTC, time zones, and how one shared moment can be experienced differently around the world.
Subjects
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Students explore the history of timekeeping, ancient civilizations, global systems, and how societies have understood and organised time across history.
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Students investigate natural cycles, inventions, mechanical clocks, digital systems, satellites, and modern methods used to measure and coordinate time.
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Students develop understanding of global time zones, UTC, maps, and how time differs across regions and countries around the world.
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Students apply mathematical thinking through timelines, sequencing, elapsed time, UTC calculations, and interpreting time differences across locations.
Project Outcome
Students will collaborate with international partners to investigate how humans understand, measure, and organise time. Throughout the project, they will explore historical and modern methods of timekeeping, contribute to a collaborative global timeline, and work together to calculate and compare time zones around the world. As a final outcome, students will create shared reflections, maps, and presentations that demonstrate their understanding of time across cultures, history, and future possibilities, while developing communication, critical thinking, and global collaboration skills.
