There are 87 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Time, you may find related items under Measuring and calculating with units.
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Matching Time
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
Try this matching game which will help you recognise different ways of saying the same time interval.
Now and Then
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Look at the changes in results on some of the athletics track events at the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1948. Compare the results for 2012.
The Time Is ...
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Can you put these mixed-up times in order? You could arrange them in a circle.
What Is the Time?
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Can you put these times on the clocks in order? You might like to arrange them in a circle.
Order, Order!
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Can you place these quantities in order from smallest to largest?
Times of Day
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
These pictures show some different activities that you may get up to during a day. What order would you do them in?
Snap
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
Try this version of Snap with a friend - do you know the order of the days of the week?
Stop the Clock
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
This is a game for two players. Can you find out how to be the first to get to 12 o'clock?
All in a Jumble
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
My measurements have got all jumbled up! Swap them around and see if you can find a combination where every measurement is valid.
Two Clocks
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
These clocks have only one hand, but can you work out what time they are showing from the information?
An Unhappy End
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Two engines, at opposite ends of a single track railway line, set off towards one another just as a fly, sitting on the front of one of the engines, sets off flying along the railway line...
Buses
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
A bus route has a total duration of 40 minutes. Every 10 minutes, two buses set out, one from each end. How many buses will one bus meet on its way from one end to the other end?
John's Train Is on Time
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
A train leaves on time. After it has gone 8 miles (at 33mph) the driver looks at his watch and sees that the hour hand is exactly over the minute hand. When did the train leave the station?
5 on the Clock
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
On a digital clock showing 24 hour time, over a whole day, how many times does a 5 appear? Is it the same number for a 12 hour clock over a whole day?
Take a Message Soldier
Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:
A messenger runs from the rear to the head of a marching column and back. When he gets back, the rear is where the head was when he set off. What is the ratio of his speed to that of the column?
Clocks
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
These clocks have been reflected in a mirror. What times do they say?
Wonky Watches
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Stuart's watch loses two minutes every hour. Adam's watch gains one minute every hour. Use the information to work out what time (the real time) they arrived at the airport.
Walk and Ride
Age 7 to 14 Challenge Level:
How far have these students walked by the time the teacher's car reaches them after their bus broke down?
How Many Times?
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
On a digital 24 hour clock, at certain times, all the digits are consecutive. How many times like this are there between midnight and 7 a.m.?
Watch the Clock
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
During the third hour after midnight the hands on a clock point in the same direction (so one hand is over the top of the other). At what time, to the nearest second, does this happen?
Rule of Three
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
If it takes four men one day to build a wall, how long does it take 60,000 men to build a similar wall?
Beat the Clock
Age 3 to 5
Children use everyday language to talk about time, to compare quantities and to solve problems
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.
Being Resilient - Primary Measures
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Measure problems at primary level that may require resilience.
Being Resourceful - Primary Measures
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Measure problems at primary level that require careful consideration.
Being Collaborative - Primary Measures
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Measure problems for primary learners to work on with others.
Being Curious - Primary Measures
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Measure problems for inquiring primary learners.
How Long Does it Take?
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
How long does it take to brush your teeth? Can you find the matching length of time?
Calendar Sorting
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
The pages of my calendar have got mixed up. Can you sort them out?
Stop the Clock for Two
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
Stop the Clock game for an adult and child. How can you make sure you always win this game?
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.
Tom Learns to Cook
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
If Tom wants to learn to cook his favourite supper, he needs to make a schedule so that everything is ready at the same time.
Place Your Orders
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Can you rank these sets of quantities in order, from smallest to largest? Can you provide convincing evidence for your rankings?
Order the Changes
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Can you order pictures of the development of a frog from frogspawn and of a bean seed growing into a plant?
In Order
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Can you rank these quantities in order? You may need to find out extra information or perform some experiments to justify your rankings.
2010: A Year of Investigations
Age 5 to 14
This article for teachers suggests ideas for activities built around 10 and 2010.
A Brief History of Time Measurement
Age 11 to 18
Noticing the regular movement of the Sun and the stars has led to a desire to measure time. This article for teachers and learners looks at the history of humanity's need to measure things.
Lengthy Journeys
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Investigate the different distances of these car journeys and find out how long they take.
Working with Dinosaurs
Age 7 to 11
This article for teachers suggests ways in which dinosaurs can be a great context for discussing measurement.
Clocking Off
Age 7 to 16 Challenge Level:
I found these clocks in the Arts Centre at the University of Warwick intriguing - do they really need four clocks and what times would be ambiguous with only two or three of them?
Making Maths: Make a Pendulum
Age 7 to 14 Challenge Level:
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?
On Time?
Age 5 to 14
This article explains how Greenwich Mean Time was established and in fact, why Greenwich in London was chosen as the standard.
Decimal Time
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Use the clocks to investigate French decimal time in this problem. Can you see how this time system worked?
Time Line
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
Describe what Emma might be doing from these pictures of clocks which show important times in her day.
Sweeping Hands
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Use your knowledge of angles to work out how many degrees the hour and minute hands of a clock travel through in different amounts of time.
Twizzle's Journey
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
Twizzle, a female giraffe, needs transporting to another zoo. Which route will give the fastest journey?
A History of Astronomy
Age 7 to 11
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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