Unit 2 – Money and measures
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The minute hands have fallen off these clocks. What could the times be? Describe where the minute hand will be positioned each time. Make up a similar problem for a friend to solve.
Work with a partner. Take it in turns to choose one of the times shown here. 1 _ 2 past 11 20 minutes past 4 10 minutes to 5 1 _ 4 to 2 Quarter past one Roll a 1–6 dice to find the number of 5-minute jumps to count on and count back from your chosen time. Say: ‘… minutes earlier than … is … and … minutes later than is… ’. Your partner checks on a clock face. Score a point for each correct new time you give. 25 past 7 five past nine twenty to eight Score an extra point if you can say how much earlier or later the time is using fractions of an hour e.g. ‘Half an hour later than … is … ’ or ‘Quarter of an hour earlier than … is … ’. Who has the most points after you each have five turns?
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