Poor Uncle Norm has missed out on free tickets to the big game! Why? He wasn’t home in time to meet his friend. So the Rads decide to make a “be back in __ minutes” clock so he doesn’t miss any more fun. Kevin takes Uncle Norm to the Peace Tower clock above the Canadian Parliament Buildings, where he learns all he needs to know to make sure people know what time he’ll be home.

The Gist: This episode is about the measurement of time and the units that are used to count elapsed time. Instruments for measuring time are introduced, and meaning is given to the number system through the understanding of measuring seconds, minutes and hours.