Max Maths, Year 6, Learn together, Time review (2)

In a practical maths exercise from the Max Maths Year 6 curriculum, students are taught how to convert units of time using given conversion tables. The lesson begins with an example that asks students to calculate the total number of seconds in 3 minutes and 25 seconds. By consulting the conversion table, students can see that 3 minutes is equivalent to 180 seconds. Adding the extra 25 seconds, they learn that 3 minutes and 25 seconds is equal to 205 seconds in total. This example helps to reinforce their understanding of time conversions between minutes and seconds.

Another exercise challenges students to convert a time given in hours and minutes to just minutes. Using the conversion table, they discover that 4 hours is the same as 240 minutes. To find the total number of minutes in 4 hours and 42 minutes, they simply add the 42 minutes to the 240 minutes, resulting in a total of 282 minutes. A further task involves converting days and hours into just hours. The table shows that 5 days is equal to 120 hours, and by adding the additional 15 hours, students learn that 5 days and 15 hours is a total of 135 hours. These exercises help students to become fluent in manipulating and converting units of time, an essential skill in their mathematical development.