Me he Karaka

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Purpose

This is a level 2 measurement strand activity from the Figure It Out series.
A PDF of the student activity is included.

Achievement Objectives
GM2-1: Create and use appropriate units and devices to measure length, area, volume and capacity, weight (mass), turn (angle), temperature, and time.
Student Activity

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Specific Learning Outcomes

know units of time

Required Resource Materials
FIO, Level 2-3, Measurement, Me he Karaka, page 19
Activity


This activity builds on the previous page by asking students to show the time taken for each hand to complete a full turn:
Minnie Minute Hand: 1 hour
Oliver Hour Hand: 12 hours
Sasha Second Hand: 1 minute
The students’ cartoons for question 4 will reveal their understanding of the role of each hand:

clock.
Turning the setting knob of an analogue classroom clock can establish the times when the hour and minute hand meet. Encourage the students to try to find a pattern in these times:

clocks.
Note that the times are not exactly “5 past 1”, “10 past 2”, etc.
The further the hour hand is around the clock, the further on from the hour number it is when the hands meet again. Students may be able to establish that there are 11 times on an analogue clock when the minute and hour hands meet. These times are (approximately):
1:05, 2:11, 3:16, 4:22, 5:27, 6:33, 7:38, 8:43, 9:49, 10:54, 12:00.

Answers to Activity

1. a. 3 o’clock
b. half past 4
c. 10 to 9
2. 60 minutes (1 hour)
3. 12 hours
4. Answers will vary. One possible answer is:

clock.
5. 60 seconds (1 minute)
6. Just after 5 past 1

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Level Two