Time - Compare durations of time - Presentation

In a series of engaging activities, students are tasked with comparing durations of time, sharpening their understanding of hours, minutes, and seconds. The initial activity prompts students to identify the longest time from a set of options, such as two minutes versus one hour, or comparing 55 minutes to three quarters of an hour. They are challenged to circle the longest time and then to order various times from longest to shortest. This activity not only tests their ability to recognise time durations but also their comparative skills and grasp of time units.

Subsequent activities delve deeper into practical applications of time comparison. Students use a table listing TV shows with their start and end times to determine which show is the shortest, how much longer one show is compared to another, and to complete sentences based on the given information. Another scenario places two characters, Rosie and Malachi, in a context where students must calculate who works the longest shift based on their start and end times. These exercises are designed to enhance students' reasoning skills and their ability to efficiently work out durations, ultimately leading to a more intuitive understanding of time as a measurable quantity in everyday life.