Convert from hours to minutes and minutes to seconds

I can convert from hours to minutes and from minutes to seconds

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Convert from hours to minutes and minutes to seconds

I can convert from hours to minutes and from minutes to seconds

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Key learning points

There are 60 minutes in an hour
There are 60 seconds in a minute
The 6 and 10 times tables help to multiply and divide by 60

Keywords

Seconds - There are 60 seconds in one minute.
Minutes - There are 60 minutes in an hour.
Hours - There are 24 hours in a day.

Common misconception

Pupils will need to be able to count in steps of 6 to succeed in this lesson and have a good recall of the 6 times table. Calculation errors will occur frequently if there in insecurity in this area.

Consider pre-teaching pupils still insecure with this, and / or providing scaffolding such as a times tables grid.

As with all Oak lessons, teachers should take a lesson design approach and consider delivery. For example, you may feel it beneficial to deliver it as two different lessons, focusing on Cycle 1 (hours and minutes) in lesson one and hours and on Cycle 2 (minutes and seconds) in lesson two.