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excerpt: "This classroom project teaches the students to tell time--assuming that there will still be a need for this archaic skill in the era of digital watches. The student is confronted with a series of clock faces, with the hands at randomly-selected positions. The complexity of the time indicated by the clock depends on the difficulty…"
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# Time Bomb

This classroom project teaches the students to tell time–assuming that there will still be a need for this archaic skill in the era of digital watches.

The student is confronted with a series of clock faces, with the hands at randomly-selected positions. The complexity of the time indicated by the clock depends on the difficulty index, which is set at the beginning of the session.