Converting Units - Translation - Presentation

In a series of educational slides focused on converting units and understanding timetables, students are tasked with applying their knowledge to real-world scenarios. The lesson begins with a discussion about the practical uses of timetables in daily life, prompting students to think of three examples where timetables are essential. They are then introduced to activities that require them to interpret and use bus and TV programme schedules. For instance, students are shown a bus timetable with departure and arrival times from various stops, such as Halifax Bus Station and Bradford Interchange, and are encouraged to consider why some times may differ or why certain entries are blank.

Further activities challenge students to create a timetable for an evening's TV programming, taking into account the duration of shows in both minutes and seconds, and ensuring the schedule fits within a given time frame. This exercise not only reinforces their understanding of time conversion but also highlights the importance of accurately extracting and organising information from timetables. Additionally, the students are presented with a reasoning task involving train timetables, where they must calculate the departure and arrival times of different trains based on provided clues and constraints. These varied activities aim to develop the students' analytical skills and their ability to convert units of time, ultimately enabling them to navigate and create timetables effectively.