recognise and use the relationship between formal units of time, including days, hours, minutes and seconds, to estimate and compare the duration of events
Elaborations
estimating how long it would take to read a set passage of text, and sharing this information to demonstrate understanding of formal units of duration of time
planning a sequence of events based on estimates of the duration of each event; for example, planning a set of activities for a class party by estimating how long each game or activity will take
reading or setting the time on digital devices to the minute or second; for example, setting an online timing device to count down from a set time, or setting the time on a digital clock
using sand timers and digital timers to measure and check estimates of short durations of time, such as one minute, 3 minutes and 5 minutes
exploring how cultural accounts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples explain cycles of time that involve the sun, moon and stars
Code
VC2M3M03
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