Time

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Walking in the Mountains

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

2 out of 3

Heidi and Peter pass two signs which say how far their destination is. How long will it take them to get there?
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A Problem of Time

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

3 out of 3

Consider a watch face which has identical hands and identical marks for the hours. It is opposite to a mirror. When is the time as read direct and in the mirror exactly the same between 6 and 7?
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A History of Astronomy

Astronomy grew out of problems that the early civilisations had. They needed to solve problems relating to time and distance - both mathematical topics.
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2010: A Year of Investigations

This article for teachers suggests ideas for activities built around 10 and 2010.
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Making Maths: Make a Pendulum

Galileo, a famous inventor who lived about 400 years ago, came up with an idea similar to this for making a time measuring instrument. Can you turn your pendulum into an accurate minute timer?
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Time and Tide

What can you say about when these pictures were taken?
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Calendar Muddle

Age

3 to 5

This activity encourages children to think about times of day and the order in which they do different activities throughout the day.
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Timing

Age

3 to 5

In this task, children will practise using a variety of timers to work out how many items they can put into a jar before the time finishes.
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Beat the Clock

Age

3 to 5

Children use everyday language to talk about time, to compare quantities and to solve problems
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Paradoxes

A paradox is a statement that seems to be both untrue and true at the same time. This article looks at a few examples and challenges you to investigate them for yourself.