Max Maths, Year 6, Work Book, Time zones

In the Max Maths Year 6 Workbook, students are given the practical task of understanding time zones and how they affect global communication. Practice 5 provides a time zone map and a series of questions that require students to calculate the time differences between their own country and various locations around the world. To begin, students must identify their own time zone, with the assistance of their teacher if necessary. This knowledge serves as the starting point for all subsequent calculations.

The exercises are designed to simulate real-world scenarios, such as determining the optimal time to call a friend in New Zealand or figuring out the local time when a friend in New York goes to bed at 22:00. Students must also reason whether a friend in Egypt will celebrate New Year's Eve before or after them, and by what time difference. Another question prompts students to consider a suitable time for a video call with a partner school in Kenya, taking into account the time zones of both locations. Lastly, they need to calculate what time it would be in their own country when a friend in the United Kingdom returns home from school at 4 p.m. Through these exercises, students gain a practical understanding of time zones and develop skills in time conversion and global awareness.