Learn how to calculate event durations and determine start and end times by counting forward or backward. This lesson helps students master time calculations in hours and minutes.
By the end of this unit, children will be able to:
Use a given duration to count forward and/or backward to find the start and end time of an event.
Calculate the duration of events in hours and minutes
National Curriculum Objectives
Year 3 Measurements:
Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks.
Estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours; use vocabulary such as o’clock, am/pm, morning, afternoon, noon and midnight.