Lesson 7 - Time in Minutes

To encourage students to have fun on the Web while learning about Time in Minutes, here are some games and interactive activities they can do on their own or in pairs.

Goal

Find out how long an event takes.

Builds Upon

Student Book pages 138-139

Instructions for Use

Clockwise lets students practice telling time.

To use Clockwise, click on the "Regular" button and enter the time to be displayed on the clock. Click on "Show Time" to make the hands move to display the time entered.

The "Random" button and the clock will display a random time. Click on the button labelled "Push for new time" and a random time on the clock will be displayed. When the hands stop moving, determine the time displayed on the clock and enter it in the hour and minute boxes. The button labelled 'Try Your Guess' shows if the answer is correct. A message will display whether you are right or if you need to try again.

Time Difference Calculator gives students practice in finding out how long events take.

To use Time Difference Calculator, set the start time clock, and then the end time clock. Click the 'Start Time' button. To show the difference in time, click the hour and minute buttons below the start clock. The difference in time is calculated under the set time clock. To clear the times, click the 'rest' button.

What Time is it? prompts students to practice their understanding of length of time.

To use What Time is It? set the clock's minutes and hours by clicking the forward and backward on the buttons at the bottom of the screen. To check what time it is now, click the 'Now' button. To check the digital time, click the button with two arrows. Make up your own problems about length of time in minutes. Give your problem to a partner to solve.