They will need to use a protractor to measure and draw angles and calculate angles in a triangle or around a point. Why is there no period in history where anticlockwise and clockwise rotation competed for supremacy? Clearly, it is beneficial to have standardisation in the way that clocks represent the onward march of time, what we know as clockwise, but why has this direction of travel, I hesitate to deploy the overused cliché but, for once, it is apposite, been adopted as the norm?

At some point, someone, or some people, decided that it would be really cool if they could measure time more accurately.

Curiously, unlike with games, there is usually no objection if turns begin to move counterclockwise. To apply the right-hand rule, place one's loosely clenched right hand above the object with the thumb pointing in the direction one wants the screw, nut, bolt, or cap ultimately to move, and the curl of the fingers, from the palm to the tips, will indicate in which way one needs to turn the screw, nut, bolt or cap to achieve the desired result. Backwards time travel, by the way, actually seems to be permissible in relativity theory; there are certain solutions to its equations that are "closed timelike curves," the traversing of which would be equivalent to backwards time travel. Prior to that, if you wanted to know what time it was, or at least get an approximation of the hour, you would need to consult a sundial — an exercise somewhat fraught with frustrations in Britain, I would have thought.

They also learn how to tell the time to the quarter-hour and be aware of the direction the hands on the clock go. We've minimized the paperwork and maximized protection, so you can stop worrying about your watches and focus on enjoying them.During Year 2, children will also learn to tell the time to the quarter hour, so they should be aware of the direction the hands on the clock go. In 2014, for example, the new clock fitted on the building housing Bolivia’s national congress in La Paz was fitted with hands which move in an anti-clockwise direction. This is a simple yet fun project, which is particularly suitable as a quickly made present or fun gift.