Automaton clock

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/automaton-clock

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is an automaton clock?An automaton clock is a timepiece that uses moving figures to show the time, like a dancing clock.
2. How did automaton clocks start?The first idea came from Roman engineer Vitruvius in the 1st century BC, who described alarm clocks that used gongs or trumpets to sound the time.

Horology: The study and science of timekeeping, including the design, manufacture, and repair of clocks and watches.
Memento Mori: An artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death, often used to encourage reflection on life's transience.
Karakuri Ningyo: Traditional Japanese mechanical dolls or puppets, often incorporated into karakuri-dokei (automaton clocks).