Time - Comparing the duration - Worksheet

The worksheet titled 'Comparing Duration' is designed to enhance children's ability to compare the length of different time periods. It involves reasoning tasks where students must use their knowledge of time, specifically focusing on the concept that there are 60 minutes in an hour. They compare durations using both analogue and digital clocks and may employ empty number lines to help bridge over hours. This requires them to apply their skills in addition and subtraction to determine the time taken for various events or tasks. Additionally, children practice telling time to the nearest minute using an analogue clock and familiarise themselves with terms like 'past' and 'to' to aid in understanding how many minutes remain within the hour. The worksheet includes exercises where children calculate the time after adding a given number of minutes to a displayed clock time.

In the 'Fluency & Precision' section of the worksheet, students use comparison symbols (>, =, <) to evaluate the durations of train journeys between different destinations, noting departure and arrival times. They complete sentences to express whether one journey is longer or shorter than another and identify which journey takes the longest or the least amount of time. The worksheet also incorporates scenarios where students must account for breaks during the journeys and calculate the actual duration without these interruptions. In the 'Reasoning & Problem Solving' section, children are presented with problems where they must identify mistakes made in time comparisons, as well as determine whether statements about train journey durations are true or false. This section challenges students to critically analyse and correct errors in time calculation, further deepening their understanding of duration.