I want to be able to show kids ( age 10 - 11 ) how to build a simple pendulum clock

Dear pattyl-ga;

Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question.

The best place to find out how stuff works is to visit

HOWSTUFFWORKS
http://home.howstuffworks.com/

As it turns out there is a very interest article geared towards
younger viewers that explains in great detail how the simple pendulum
clock works. There is a nice section about the various parts (gears,
etc), a Q&A sections and classroom experiments wherein a student can
create a sort of pendulum clock using everyday materials like books,
string and weights.

HOW PENDULUM CLOCKS WORK
http://home.howstuffworks.com/clock.htm

If you want to ultimatley build an actual clock, there are kits you
can buy that show the inner workings of the clock and allow you to
assemble the gears and construct a fully functional clock:

PENDULUM CLOCK KIT
http://www.modelworks-int.com/html/pendulum_clock.html


I hope you find that my research exceeds your expectations. If you
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and your final comments and I look forward to working with you again
in the near future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.

Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga



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PENDULUM CLOCK, HOW IT WORKS

great job thanks