Time

  • problem

    How many times?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    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.?

  • Bike Ride
    problem

    Bike ride

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Nirmala and Riki live 9 kilometres away from the nearest market. They both want to arrive at the market at exactly noon. What time should each of them start riding their bikes?
  • A Flying Holiday
    problem

    A flying holiday

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Follow the journey taken by this bird and let us know for how long and in what direction it must fly to return to its starting point.
  • Back to School
    problem

    Back to school

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Mr. Sunshine tells the children they will have 2 hours of homework. After several calculations, Harry says he hasn't got time to do this homework. Can you see where his reasoning is wrong?
  • 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.
  • problem

    Clocks

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    These clocks have been reflected in a mirror. What times do they say?

  • Sweeping Hands
    problem

    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?