Time

  • Take the Right Angle
    problem

    Take the Right Angle

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How many times in twelve hours do the hands of a clock form a right angle? Use the interactivity to check your answers.
  • Sweeping Hands
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    Sweeping Hands

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    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.
  • Lengthy journeys
    problem

    Lengthy Journeys

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Investigate the different distances of these car journeys and find out how long they take.
  • In Order
    problem

    In Order

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you rank these quantities in order? You may need to find out extra information or perform some experiments to justify your rankings.
  • Order the changes
    problem

    Order the Changes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you order pictures of the development of a frog from frogspawn and of a bean seed growing into a plant?
  • Tom learns to cook
    problem

    Tom Learns to Cook

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    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.
  • Calendar Sorting
    problem

    Calendar Sorting

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    The pages of my calendar have got mixed up. Can you sort them out?
  • How long does it take?
    problem

    How Long Does It Take?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How long does it take to brush your teeth? Can you find the matching length of time?
  • Timing
    problem

    Timing

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    These two challenges will test your time-keeping!
  • Millennium Man
    problem

    Millennium Man

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Liitle Millennium Man was born on Saturday 1st January 2000 and he will retire on the first Saturday 1st January that occurs after his 60th birthday. How old will he be when he retires?