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Convert from hours to minutes and minutes to seconds
I can convert from hours to minutes and from minutes to seconds
Lesson 3 of 5
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- Year 4
Convert from hours to minutes and minutes to seconds
I can convert from hours to minutes and from minutes to seconds
Lesson details
Key learning points
- There are 60 minutes in an hour
- There are 60 seconds in a minute
- The 6 and 10 times tables help to multiply and divide by 60
Keywords
Seconds - There are 60 seconds in one minute.
Minutes - There are 60 minutes in an hour.
Hours - There are 24 hours in a day.
Common misconception
Pupils will need to be able to count in steps of 6 to succeed in this lesson and have a good recall of the 6 times table. Calculation errors will occur frequently if there in insecurity in this area.
Consider pre-teaching pupils still insecure with this, and / or providing scaffolding such as a times tables grid.
As with all Oak lessons, teachers should take a lesson design approach and consider delivery. For example, you may feel it beneficial to deliver it as two different lessons, focusing on Cycle 1 (hours and minutes) in lesson one and hours and on Cycle 2 (minutes and seconds) in lesson two.
Teacher tip
Licence
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.One minute = seconds
One minute = seconds
Q2.Which is the second hand?
Which is the second hand?
a
b
Q3.How many minutes are there in an hour?
How many minutes are there in an hour?
12
24
30
Q4.Complete the sequence: 0, 6, 12, 18,
Complete the sequence: 0, 6, 12, 18,
Q5.60 + 60 =
60 + 60 =
Q6.Order these time intervals from shortest to longest.
Order these time intervals from shortest to longest.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How many minutes is this? minutes
How many minutes is this? minutes
Q2.How many seconds is this? seconds
How many seconds is this? seconds
Q3.8 hours = minutes
8 hours = minutes
Q4.Order these intervals of time from shortest to longest.
Order these intervals of time from shortest to longest.
Q5.Order these intervals of time from shortest to longest.
Order these intervals of time from shortest to longest.
Q6.How many seconds are there in 3 minutes and 20 seconds? seconds.
How many seconds are there in 3 minutes and 20 seconds? seconds.
180
220
