People can gain insight into modern-day problems by observing environmental changes systematically. The time of sunrise and sunset, measured in Universal Time, can determine the longitude of the person making the measure.
Scientists work in a very methodical fashion.
Maintaining accurate records of observations and measurements is a key component in this systematic method. Every student should keep accurate chronological record, possibly in a scientific investigations journal or science lab book, of everything which they do in the investigation. These notes should be placed within the student's portfolio for assessment purposes. Universal systems of communication are very important in science, particularly as we enter the age where electronics reduces the size of the planet to less than a second. People across the whole globe share experiences today, almost in the same time frame.