Telling Time to the Minute
Grade 3 · Math · Time and Data · Connecticut, USA
Lesson Summary
The minute hand on a clock points to the exact minute. Each small mark on the clock stands for one minute.
Explanation
A clock face has 60 small marks, one for each minute in an hour. The short hand shows the hour and the long hand shows the minutes. When the long hand points to the 6, it is 30 minutes past the hour. To read the exact time, count the small marks from the 12 to where the long hand is pointing. Write the time as hour:minutes, like 3:47.
Practice Questions
Q1: The hour hand is between 2 and 3, and the minute hand points to the 9. What time is it?
Answer: 2:45.
Q2: How many minutes are in one hour?
Answer: 60 minutes.
Q3: The minute hand is on the 4. How many minutes past the hour is it?
Answer: 20 minutes, because each number stands for 5 minutes and 4 × 5 = 20.
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Telling Time to the Minute is a lesson in the Time and Data chapter of Grade 3 Math. It is part of the Connecticut, USA school curriculum and covers key concepts that students need to understand at this level.
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Telling Time to the Minute is taught in Grade 3 as part of the Math curriculum in Connecticut, USA.
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