Telling time – digital

08 : 24
Digital time is always read as minutes past the hour.
This digital time could be read as 24 minutes past 8
or eight twenty four.

1 Write_the_times_that_these_digital_clocks_are_showing:

a 03 : 49 b 05 : 08 c 02 : 48 d 04 : 36
____ past ____ ____ past ____ ____ past ____ ____ past ____

2 Draw_the_times_on_the_clock_faces_and_show_the_digital_time_below:
a_ half past nine b_ twenty past one c_ ten past four d_ quarter past six

: : : :
3 Complete_the_table_to_match_how_we_say_digital_time_to_what_it_means:

08 : 50
Digital_time How_we_say_it What_it_means

a 06 : 09 six oh nine
The_time_is__
eight fifty.
b 03 : 42
c 04 : 25
d 07 : 48
Time
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 Broken wrist watch solve

Getting_
ready Holly has a wrist watch that only has an hour hand. The minute
hand has fallen off. Although it is broken, Holly can still tell the time.

What_
to_do Figure out the time of each of Holly’s activities.
Draw in the minute hand.

a Holly gets up for school at __________.

b She starts class at __________.

c Her recess is at __________.

d Lunch is at __________.

e After school swimming training is at __________.

f Bedtime is at __________.

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Measuring time – time trails

Elapsed time is how much time has passed between 2 different times. To work
out the difference between 2 times, count the hours and then the minutes.
1:55 pm to 6:10 pm

1:55 to 5:55 = 4 hours

5:55 to 6:10 = 15 minutes

Total elapsed time is 4 hours and 15 minutes.

1 Practise_counting_on:_
a in 5 minutes 2:45 2:55 3:00

b in 10 minutes 5:19 5:29 5:49

c in 15 minutes 9:40 9:55

2 Show_the_new_times_on_the_clocks:
1 hour
a 20 b and 20
minutes minutes
later later

3 How_much_time_has_passed?

Elapsed time:

Start Finish

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Measuring time – time trails

We can use a timeline to help us with elapsed time problems.

_Problem: Robbie got on the bus at 11:52 am and got off 30 minutes later.
What time was it when Robbie got off the bus?
_ Steps: 1. Write the start time in the first box.
2. Use the timeline to count on in minutes.
Each large marker is 10 minutes and each small marker is 2 minutes.

_ 11:52 12:02 12:12 12:22 Answer:_12:22 pm

4 Use_the_timeline_for_each_elapsed_time_problem:
a Rex went for a jog at the park. He headed out at 7:40 am and
jogged for 45 minutes. What time did he finish jogging?

7:40 ______:

b Jamie watched a TV show that started at 4:56 pm and went for

54 minutes. What time did the TV show finish?

4:56 ______:

c Naomi baked a chocolate cake. She put it in the oven at 1:25 pm

and set the timer for 55 minutes. What time did the timer buzz?

1:25 ______:

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