Introduction

These clock activities can be used across grades 3-6. By completing a variety of tasks in this treasure hunt the children will be able to explore the working mechanics behind clocks. These explore different ranges and methods of telling time. 

Questions

1. What is the least amount of clicks needed to move the clock to the times listed.
2. How many points can you score in ten turns using speeds of 5, 10 and 15.
3. Enter the times listed on the digital clock and draw what you think this time will become and check your answer. Please note that not all of these times listed are digital times. You will need to find this out first.
4. How many hours are there between the time on the clock to the time you need to find.
5. Draw three columns on your page with the headings Analogue, Digital and Words. Each time you find a matching pair write these in the correct column and write a third way of telling this time.
6. Complete the activity and list at least three things that you can see in the direction of north, south, east and west.
7. What places throughout the world are two hours ahead of Brisbane? What places throughout the world are three hours behind Brisbane? Find pairs of cities throughout the world that are 5 hours apart.

Web Resources Links

Animated Clock Animated Clock Animated Clock

Teaching Time Teaching Time

Kid Klok

Snap Dragon Time Telling

Time Matching

Telling direction from a clock face

The World Clock

The Big Question

Can you create a diary/timetable of everything you did yesterday and record each time you did something three different ways?

Conclusion

Time can be expressed in a number of different ways and many children have problems expressing just one form of it. Hopefully this will provide an invaluable basis, which will enable them to implement the knowledge they have learnt into every day life.

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