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ACARA AC9M2M02, Describe duration of events

Year 2 ยท Measurement

Describe how long events last and sequence them using years, months, weeks, days and hours.

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Teaching guide

What students learn

Describe how long events last and sequence them using years, months, weeks, days and hours.

How to teach it

Count on from the start time to the next hour, then add the remaining minutes, using a number line of times. Bridge over the hour carefully.

Worked example
An activity starts at 6:45 and lasts 2h 0m. What time does it end?
Answer: 8:45

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Watch out for

Subtracting times like plain numbers (treating 60 minutes as 100) and losing track when crossing the hour.

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