Measurement and Data in Action · Measurement and Data

Telling Time and Durations

Reading analogue and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes and calculating elapsed time.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the movement of the hour hand relate to the movement of the minute hand?
  2. 2Why is time measured in blocks of 60 rather than 100?
  3. 3How can we calculate how long an event lasted if we know the start and end times?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - MeasurementNCCA: Primary - Time
Class/Year: 3rd Year
Subject: Mathematical Foundations and Real World Reasoning
Unit: Measurement and Data in Action
Period: Measurement and Data

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