Time Travelers: Mastering Analog and Digital Clocks

Time Travelers: Mastering Analog and Digital Clocks

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to read analog clocks and convert the time to both 12-hour and 24-hour digital clocks.

Analog Clock Basics

An analog clock has hour and minute hands to show the time. The hour hand is shorter and the minute hand is longer.

Reading Analog Clocks

To read an analog clock, look at the hour hand to determine the hour, and then at the minute hand to determine the minutes.

Converting to 12-Hour Digital Clocks

A 12-hour digital clock uses AM and PM to distinguish between morning and afternoon/evening times.

12-Hour Digital Clock Practice

Practice converting analog clock times to 12-hour digital clock times. Remember to use AM and PM correctly.

Converting to 24-Hour Digital Clocks

A 24-hour digital clock uses the numbers 00:00 to 23:59 to represent all 24 hours in a day.

24-Hour Digital Clock Practice

Practice converting analog clock times to 24-hour digital clock times. Remember to use the correct format and pay attention to the hours and minutes.

Review and Recap

Recap the key concepts learned today: reading analog clocks, converting to 12-hour and 24-hour digital clocks.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.