91热爆

How do we measure time?

We can measure time on a clock and estimate how long different events take.

First, look at the slideshow below to understand how we measure time using clocks. Try looking at a clock or watch in your home to help you to answer the questions.

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 5, Different types of clocks and units of time: seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, Time is a unit that can be measured. We use different instruments to measure time. We measure it in different units such as seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years.
Back to top

Just a minute

You can use words to help count a minute without using a stopwatch.

You can say 1 elephant, 2 elephants, 3 elephants' and so on for each second until you get to 60 elephants for 1 minute.

Can you think of any other words that you could use to help you to count to a minute?

Now let's look at some more units of time on a clock in the next slideshow.

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 2, A clock labelled a quarter of an hour or 15 minutes, a clock labelled half an hour or 30 minutes and a clock labelled three quarters of an hour or 45 minutes., How many minutes are there in a quarter of an hour? How many minutes are there in half an hour? How many minutes are there in three quarters of an hour?
Back to top

Activity 1

Time to put your knowledge to the test! Here is a quiz all about minutes in an hour and hours in a day.

Back to top

Activity 2

Now try and solve some problems using what you have learned about hours and days.

Back to top

Karate Cats Maths game. game

Train with the Karate Cats to become an expert in addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, place value and more!

Karate Cats Maths game
Back to top

More on Time

Find out more by working through a topic