Investigating Time Through Seconds and Minutes

In Maths this week we teamed up with another second grade class to investigate the length of seconds and minutes that different activities take. 

We used stopwatches and timers on the Ipad to estimate and then recorded the duration of time. 

Here were some of the things that we first estimated and then timed:

How many times can you....?

• hop in a minute
• throw a basket ball into the hoop in 3 minutes
• run around the basketball court in 2 minutes
• star jumps can you do in 30 seconds

The students then decided on some of their own activities to time using the stopwatches.

This was a fun activity and moving out of the classroom into a different environment for maths was motivating for the students. Working with another class also ensured some new friendships were formed.