Difference between revisions of "Time"
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'''Time''' is a [[measure]] of how long something takes from the start to the end of something happening. | '''Time''' is a [[measure]] of how long something takes from the start to the end of something happening. | ||
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| + | ===About Time=== | ||
| + | : '''Time''' can be measured in [[Second|seconds]], [[Minute|minutes]], [[Hour|hours]], [[Day|days]], [[Week|weeks]], [[Month|months]] and [[Year|years]]. | ||
| + | : '''Time''' can be [[measure]]d using a [[clock]] or a [[stopwatch]] or a [[timer]]. | ||
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| + | ==Key Stage 3== | ||
| + | ===Meaning=== | ||
| + | '''Time''' is a [[measure]] of how long something takes from the start to the end of something happening. | ||
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| + | ===About Time=== | ||
| + | '''Time''' can be measured in: | ||
| + | *[[Second|seconds]] - Used for quick events like the rate of a reaction. | ||
| + | *[[Minute|minutes]] - For slow reactions or journeys of a few miles. | ||
| + | *[[Hour|hours]] - For long journeys or slow changes in [[organism]]s. | ||
| + | *[[Day|days]] - For gradual changes in [[organism]]s. | ||
| + | *[[Week|weeks]] - For changes in a [[human]]s [[mass]] or [[height]]. | ||
| + | *[[Month|months]] - For seasonal changes. | ||
| + | *[[Year|years]] - For the [[orbit]]s of other [[planet]]s around stars. | ||
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| + | : '''Time''' can be [[measure]]d using a [[clock]] or a [[stopwatch]] or a [[timer]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:02, 2 December 2018
Contents
Key Stage 1
Meaning
Time is how long something takes to happen. To time is to use a timer to find out how long something takes.
About Time
Time can be measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years.
Examples
- It takes 5 minutes to boil an egg.
- It takes 2 hours to drive from Birmingham to London.
- It takes 28 days for The Moon to go around the Earth.
Used in a Sentence
- A scientist decided to time how long it takes to boil an egg.
- A scientist drove to London from Birmingham and it took a time of 2 hours.
- A scientist noticed the full moon and predicted the next full moon would be in 28 days time.
Key Stage 2
Meaning
Time is a measure of how long something takes from the start to the end of something happening.
About Time
- Time can be measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years.
- Time can be measured using a clock or a stopwatch or a timer.
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Time is a measure of how long something takes from the start to the end of something happening.
About Time
Time can be measured in:
- seconds - Used for quick events like the rate of a reaction.
- minutes - For slow reactions or journeys of a few miles.
- hours - For long journeys or slow changes in organisms.
- days - For gradual changes in organisms.
- weeks - For changes in a humans mass or height.
- months - For seasonal changes.
- years - For the orbits of other planets around stars.