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MIT Museum workshop for teens and adults: “Drops of Time”
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EVENT: MIT Museum Workshop: Drops of Time
DATE/TIME: Saturday August 1, 10:30am-12pm
LOCATION: MIT Museum, 314 Main Street, Gambrill Center, Building E-28
Cambridge, MA 02142
AGES: Teens and adults, ages 14 and up
COST: Free with museum admission, no pre-registration required
DESCRIPTION: What if time could drip instead of tick?
Long before digital clocks and smartphones, people measured time using physical systems—from the movement of the sun to the steady flow of water. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll explore one of the earliest timekeeping devices: the water clock.
Start by learning how water clocks use flow rate to track time. Then, design and build your own system. As water moves drop by drop, you’ll test how small changes can reshape the way time is measured.
Along the way, we’ll explore how different cultures have tracked time and how physical systems turn the passage of time into something you can see and experience.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with a working water clock to take home and a new understanding of how time can be measured not just in numbers, but in events.
This workshop is intended for teens and adults, ages 14 and up.
The workshop is facilitated by instructors from Clever Rock Labs.
Free with museum admission, no pre-registration required.
