Reading Analog Clocks
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Objective
I can tell time to the nearest minute using an analog clock.
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Part 2 of 4
Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
The small hand on a clock is called the hour hand, and it tells us what hour it is.
- 2
The big hand on a clock is called the minute hand, and it tells us how much time has passed after the hour.
- 3
To tell time, first look at the hour hand, then look at the minute hand and count by 5s.
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Practice
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The hour hand is pointing between the 4 and the 5. The minute hand is pointing at the 2. What time is it?
If the minute hand is pointing at the 7, how many minutes have passed since the beginning of the hour?
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Exit ticket
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“The hour hand is pointing just past the 4. The minute hand is pointing at the 2. What time is it?”
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