0 - Introduction to Time
0 - Introduction to Time ajlill Sun, 12/07/2008 - 20:07Specific Expectations
Determine if the children can convert from analog to digital, and from descriptive to digital.
See if they can do any arithmetic with time.
Materials
Generate clock worksheets on Math Fact Cafe
Important Terminology
second, minute, hour
Background Knowledge
Hook
Lesson Sequence
15 min - Take up Volume test.
5 min - Introduce unit. Lay out Experiment and Final quiz.
15 min - Administer diagnostic test.
15 min - Talk about seconds - how short they are. Ask when you would want to measure time that accurately.
Talk about rounding seconds to minutes.
SI notation hh:mm:ss YYYY MM DD
Have students close their eyes and time out 10s. ask if they thought it was longer and shorter
Discuss ways to estimate 1s
Brainstorm a list of activities they can do in about 30s - use this for the work sheet tomorrow.
Key Questions
Assessment
Enrichment
Remediation
Implications for Future Lessons
The diagnostic test will decide any remediation before continuing the unit.
Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Test ajlill Fri, 12/05/2008 - 21:47Draw a digital clock to show each of the following times:
| a) quarter to 4 | b) 21 minutes after 8 |
| c) 9 minutes to 1 | d) 25 minutes before 4 |
If you have 45 minutes of homework, when is the latest you can start so that you will be finished in time to watch Heros at 8:00 pm. Show your thinking.
If you started this test at 12:15:05 and finished at 12:19:23,
a) how long did it take you? Show your work.
b) how much time do you have until nutrition break at 12:45:00? Show your work.