Time - Hours, Minutes and Seconds - Presentation

The educational presentation on 'Hours, Minutes & Seconds' is designed to enhance the understanding of time conversion among students. The lesson includes a series of activities that encourage learners to engage with the concept of time, beginning with simple questions such as the number of minutes in an hour and the number of seconds in a minute. A discussion prompts students to think about the duration of various activities, asking them to categorise tasks such as a PE lesson, opening a parcel, or tying shoelaces into time frames of one hour, one minute, or one second. This helps to contextualise the abstract concept of time into tangible examples.

Further activities challenge students to convert different time units, such as hours into minutes and minutes into seconds, reinforcing their computational skills and understanding of time. For example, they convert two and a half hours into minutes and one minute into seconds, with the answers being 150 minutes and 60 seconds, respectively. The lesson also includes a comparative exercise where students determine who reads a chapter faster by converting minutes and seconds into just seconds. Additionally, reasoning tasks are incorporated to deepen critical thinking, such as evaluating statements about time conversions and comparing race completion times to determine the closest to a specific duration. These exercises not only solidify the students' grasp of time but also enhance their problem-solving and reasoning abilities.