Measurement of

Time
Time
Mechanical
Clock
SUNDIAL

Grandfather’s
Digital, sensitive &
Clock
elaborate time devices
 Measurement of Time
Answer the following questions.
How many minutes are there in
1.
one hour?
How many seconds are there in
2.
two minutes?
How many hours are there in 3
3.
days?
How many days are there in 4
4.
weeks?
How many months are there in
5.
a year?
 Time
Time is measured by the
rotation of the Earth on its
axis and its revolution
around the sun on its orbit.
Approx. 24 hours in a day
365 1/4 days in a year
Calendars
The SI unit of time is
the SECOND.
CONVERSION TABLE FOR TIME
Given Equivalent
60 seconds = 1 minute ( min )
60 minutes ( min ) = 1 hour ( h )
24 hours ( hrs ) = 1 day ( da )
7 days = 1 week ( wk )
30 days = 1 month ( mo )
12 months = 1 year
365 days = 1 year
366 days = 1 leap year
10 years = 1 decade
20 years = 1 score
100 years = 1 century
1000 years = 1 millennium
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Standard Time Military Time
It uses the 12-hour It uses the 24-hour
notation notation
Latin words
a.m. – ante meridiem
(before midday)
p.m. – post meridiem
(past midday)
 MEASUREMENT OF TIME
SEATWORK # ___
Convert the following into the desired unit.

1) 25 hr = _____ min
2) days = ______ hr
3) 5 scores = ______ years
4) 125 hr = ____ min
5) 55 min = _____ sec
 MEASUREMENT OF TIME
Elapsed time – the amount of
time between two given times.
* Jackson's favorite
movie in a television
starts at 3:30 p.m. If
he gets home from
school at 2:30p.m.,
how long does he have
until his show starts?
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Elapsed time – the amount of
time between two given times.
* Steven wakes up for school at
6:30 in the morning. If school
starts at 8:00 a.m., how long
does he have from the time he
wakes up until school starts?
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Elapsed time – the amount of
time between two given times.
* Michelle exercises for half an
hour every day. How many
minutes in total does she exercise
for over 5 days?
 MEASUREMENT OF TIME
Elapsed time – the amount of
time between two given times.
* Mrs. Morrison's math class starts
at 11:30 a.m.. If the class ends at
01:00 p.m., how long is Mrs.
Morrison teaching?
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Elapsed time – the amount of
time between two given times.
• David has a lot of homework to do.
He starts his reading homework at
3:45 and ends at 4:30p.m.. Then he
does math from 4:30 until 5:00
p.m.. Lastly, he studies for a science
test from 5:00 - 5:30 p.m.. How
much total time did David spend on
his homework and studying?
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Elapsed time – the amount of
time between two given times.
• Kim arrived in school at
6:50 a.m. and left
after class at 3:30p.m.. How
many hours did he stay
in school?
 MEASUREMENT OF TIME
SEATWORK # ___
Convert the following into the desired unit.

1) 15 min = ____ sec

2) 350 sec = ____ min
3) 190 min = ___ hr
4) 67 hr = ____ min
5) From 7:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
6) 6:55 a.m. to 5:05 p.m.