Step-by-step Maths Level 4 · Time to the minute · Summary
Step-by-step Maths Level 4 Time to the minute: summary and key words
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Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Analogue clock | Long hand = minutes (5 per number); short hand = the hour that has passed |
| 12 and 24-hour clock | For p.m. add 12 to the hour, unless it is 12; midnight is 00:00 |
| Hours and minutes | 1 hour = 60 minutes; multiply by 60 to change hours to minutes |
| Facts | 60 minutes in an hour; 24 hours in a day; 30 or 31 days in a month |
| Durations | Count the minutes to the next hour, then the whole hours, then the minutes |
Can you…?
- I can read and write the time to the minute on an analogue clock
- I can write a time with a.m. or p.m., and on a 24-hour clock
- I can convert between hours and minutes
- I know the number of minutes in an hour, hours in a day and days in each month
- I can find the time between two times, and an end time
Key terms
- analogue clock
- a clock with hands and numbers round the face
- a.m.
- the time from midnight to noon, the morning
- p.m.
- the time from noon to midnight, the afternoon and evening
- duration
- how long something lasts