Units of time 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Working with Students This task is about units of time. Select the unit which would most likely be used to time each activity. Question 1Change answer a) Walking one kilometre. secondsminuteshourssecondsminuteshours Question 1Change answer b) Driving from Auckland to Wellington. secondsminuteshourssecondsminuteshours Question 1Change answer c) Eating your dinner. secondsminuteshourssecondsminuteshours Question 1Change answer d) Putting a stamp on an envelope. secondsminuteshourssecondsminuteshours Question 1Change answer e) Sprinting 50 metres. secondsminuteshourssecondsminuteshours Question 1Change answer f) Giving your name and address over the telephone. secondsminuteshourssecondsminuteshours Question 1Change answer g) Getting dressed for school. secondsminuteshourssecondsminuteshours Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students). Level: 3 Curriculum info: Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement Keywords: time, units of measurement Description of task: Students select which unit of time - seconds, minutes, or hours - would most likely be used to time a range of everyday activities. Curriculum Links: This resource can help to identify students' understanding of appropriate units of measurement for time for the Measurement objectives. Answers/responses: Y7 (03/1999) a) b) c) d) e) f) g) minutes hours minutes seconds seconds seconds minutes 7 correct – difficult 5-6 correct – very easy Diagnostic and formative information: Common error Likely reason a) e) f) g) hours minutes minutes seconds Uses a less likely time measure.
