Measure, calculate and compare elapsed time(VCMMG227)
LO: To measure, calculate and compare elapsed time.
Know:
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that the concepts of time (hours, minutes, days)
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how to read a clock using the clock hands (small hand = hour, large hand = minute)
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ante meridiem = am = before midday
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post meridiem = pm = after midday
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1:00 pm = 1 hour after midday (13th hour of the day) = 1300
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common language such as ‘quarter to’, ‘quarter past’ and ‘half past’ to describe time.
Understand:
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that elapsed time helps us to calculate how much time has passed between two segments of time.
Do:
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I can measure, calculate and compare elapsed time.
Elapsed Time
Elapsed time is the amount of time that passes from the start of an event to its ending.

Using a number line is one of the easiest ways to help calculate elapsed time.

The “Z” method is also another way to use to calculate elapsed time.
Teaching Ideas
Non-Linguistic Representations

