How do we measure time?
We can measure time on a clock and estimate how long different events take.
First, look at the slideshow below to understand how we measure time using clocks. Try looking at a clock or watch in your home to help you to answer the questions.
Image caption, Time is a unit that can be measured. We use different instruments to measure time. We measure it in different units such as seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years.
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Just a minute
You can use words to help count a minute without using a stopwatch.
You can say 1 elephant, 2 elephants, 3 elephants' and so on for each second until you get to 60 elephants for 1 minute.
Can you think of any other words that you could use to help you to count to a minute?
Now let's look at some more units of time on a clock in the next slideshow.
Image caption, How many minutes are there in a quarter of an hour? How many minutes are there in half an hour? How many minutes are there in three quarters of an hour?
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Activity 1
Time to put your knowledge to the test! Here is a quiz all about minutes in an hour and hours in a day.
Activity 2
Now try and solve some problems using what you have learned about hours and days.
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