How do you tell time to the nearest five minutes?

In this lesson you will learn how to tell time to the nearest 5 minutes

by using both an analog clock and a digital clock.

Let’s Review

We know that the hands move clockwise around the clock as time passes.

Hour hand moves slowly

Minute hand moves faster than

the hour hand

clockwise

Let’s Review

We also know that it takes 1 hour for the hour hand to move from one number to the next and 1 hour for the

minute hand to move from the 12 all the way around the clock back to the 12 again.

A little past 9 o’clock

Almost 5 o’clock

Let’s Review

We know that there are two sets of numbers on a digital clock.

The first set is the hour.

The second set is the minutes.

Core Lesson

When we are telling time on an analog clock, we have to think of the numbers around the

clock differently.:00

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Core Lesson

Let’s look at the time on an analog clock and a digital clock.

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Both clocks show 3:45

Core Lesson

What time is it?

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:55The time is 2:30

Core Lesson

What time is it?

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It is 4:55.

In this lesson you have learned how to tell time to the nearest

5 minutes by using both an analog clock and a digital

clock.