YEAR 11 TOPIC: Numbers
Lesson 1-Time
Write the date and title, pick a starter task below and immediately complete it
Lesson Objectives: C1.15 and E1.15 Time KEY WORDS CONNECTIONS
1. Calculate with time: seconds (s),
minutes (min), hours (h), days, weeks,
months, years, including the relationship
between units.
DIFFERENTIATED STARTER
LV 3: Basic (Entry / Foundation Lv 5: Core (Mid-Level / C Grade Lv 7: Extended (Higher Level /
Level) Target) A–B Grade Target)
• Convert the following: • You work 4 days a week:
a) 2 hours = ___ • ConvertDzthe following Mon–Thurs: 7.5 hours/day
minutes times to 12-hour clock Friday: 4 hours
b) 90 minutes = ___ format: How many hours do you work in 1 wee
hours a) 16:20
c) 3 days = ___ hours b) 08:00
• What time is it 2 hours c) 23:15 Kagan Cooperative Strategy of the Day
after 10:15 AM? • A train departs at 13:40
•
Kagan Strategy Starter – “Quiz-
Write 4:45 PM in 24- and arrives at 16:05.
hour clock format. How long is the Quiz-Trade” (5 Minutes)
journey?
E1.15 Time
Class 1. Calculate with time: seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h), days, weeks, months, years, including
the relationship between units.
activities
C1.15 1. Calculate Revise the units used for measuring time, with examples showing how to
and E1.15 Time with time: convert between hours, minutes and seconds. It is useful to use television
seconds (s), schedules and bus/train timetables to help with calculations of time intervals,
minutes and conversions between 12-hour and 24-hour clock formats.
(min),
hours (h), Ask learners to work in pairs or small groups to create a timetable for buses or
days, trains running between two local towns. To extend a topic that is relatively
weeks, easy for more able learners, there is an interesting case study online called
months, ‘Scheduling an aircraft’ on the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching
years, website (www.c6imt.org.uk).
including
the It is useful for learners to look at world time differences and the different time
relationship zones. You could ask them to research and annotate a world map with times in
between various cities assuming it is 12:00 pm where you live. Learners can find times
units. at www.timeanddate.com by searching for the world clock. (I)
2. Calculate A common error associated with time calculations occurs when learners use a
times in calculator and are given a decimal answer, e.g. ‘5.3’. Make sure your learners
terms of understand that this means ‘5 hours 18 minutes’ not ‘5 hours 3 minutes’ or ‘5
the 24-hour hours 30 minutes’. You can illustrate this using the decimal time converter at
and 12- www.springfrog.com; search for the ‘Convert between hours minutes & seconds
hour clock. and decimal time’ page.
3. Read clocks
and
timetables.
E1.15 Time
Topic: Time 1. Calculate with time: seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h), days, weeks, months, years, including
the relationship between units.
E1.15 Time
Topic: Time 1. Calculate with time: seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h), days, weeks, months, years, including
the relationship between units.
E1.15 Time
Topic: Time 1. Calculate with time: seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h), days, weeks, months, years, including
the relationship between units.
E1.15 Time
Topic: Time 1. Calculate with time: seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h), days, weeks, months, years, including
the relationship between units.
E1.15 Time
Topic: Time 1. Calculate with time: seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h), days, weeks, months, years, including
the relationship between units.
E1.15 Time
Topic: Time 1. Calculate with time: seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h), days, weeks, months, years, including
the relationship between units.
E1.15 Time
Topic: Time 1. Calculate with time: seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h), days, weeks, months, years, including
the relationship between units.
E1.15 Time
CHALLENGE TASK 1. Calculate with time: seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h), days, weeks, months, years, including
the relationship between units.
Learning Objectives
Put TASK 1 HERE
Level 3:
Level 4:
Level 6:
Level 8:
CRITICAL-THINKING / PROBLEM-SOLVING
OPPORTUNITY
FURTHER STRETCH: Critical-Thinking / Problem-Solving
Learning Objectives
Put TASK 1 HERE
• Level 3: Recognize
time zones
• Level 4: Use speed
= distance ÷ time
• Level 6: Calculate
travel time
• Level 8: Multi-step
problem with time
zones
CRITICAL-THINKING / PROBLEM-SOLVING
OPPORTUNITY
