Telling Time to the Hour and Half-Hour
Learning to tell time on analog and digital clocks to the hour and half-hour.
Key Questions
- Analyze how the minute hand moves differently than the hour hand.
- Compare telling time on an analog clock versus a digital clock.
- Predict what time it will be in 30 minutes from a given half-hour.
ACARA Content Descriptions
Suggested Methodologies
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