What Time is It in Tokyo?

Duration: 0:22:00

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1971

Creator: Goldberg | Journal Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Explains the reasons for time zones and their relationship to one another by comparing children's activities in America and Japan, using the globe and a light source representing the sun, and simulating an air trip from Montreal, Canada, to Tokyo, Japan. Includes a cartoon history of time-keeping, an explanation of how time is related to the sun and the earth's rotation, and a demonstration of the function of time zones. Depicts the need for the International Date Line in synchronizing calendar dates., Uses the principles pertaining to the rotation of the earth and its position in relation to the sun to develop a step-by-step logical understanding of why there are time differences around the world and how man has worked out ways of coping with them.

Complete Record: , Explains the reasons for time zones and their relationship to one another by comparing children's activities in America and Japan, using the globe and a light source representing the sun, and simulating an air trip from Montreal, Canada, to Tokyo, Japan. Includes a cartoon history of time-keeping, an explanation of how time is related to the sun and the earth's rotation, and a demonstration of the function of time zones. Depicts the need for the International Date Line in synchronizing calendar dates., Uses the principles pertaining to the rotation of the earth and its position in relation to the sun to develop a step-by-step logical understanding of why there are time differences around the world and how man has worked out ways of coping with them.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.