Telling Time to the Nearest Minute

This video tutorial teaches students how to tell time to the nearest minute using analog clocks. It explains the roles of the hour and minute hands, emphasizing that the minute hand counts by fives. The tutorial provides strategies for reading tricky times, especially when the minute hand is near the top of the clock. Students are encouraged to practice with examples and are given tips for rounding time to the nearest hour.

What is the purpose of the long hand on a clock?

• To indicate the day

• To indicate the second

• To indicate the hour

• To indicate the minute

If the minute hand is on the 3, how many minutes past the hour is it?

• 15 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 3 minutes

• 20 minutes

When the hour hand is between 2 and 3, what hour is it?

• 2 o'clock

• 1 o'clock

• 3 o'clock

• 4 o'clock

If the minute hand is on the 11, how many minutes past the hour is it?

• 50 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 55 minutes

What should you consider when the minute hand is close to the top of the clock?

• The minute hand is not important

• The time might be close to the next hour

• The hour hand might be incorrect

• The clock is broken

If the minute hand is on the 5 and the hour hand is between 1 and 2, what time is it?

• 1:25

• 1:05

• 2:25

• 2:05

How do you determine the exact minute when the minute hand is between two numbers?

• Count by fives and then by ones

• Count by twos

• Count by threes

• Count by tens

If the minute hand is one dash away from the top, what is the minute?

• 60 minutes

• 59 minutes

• 58 minutes

• 57 minutes

What is the time if the hour hand is on 11 and the minute hand is two dashes past the hour?

• 11:02

• 12:02

• 11:20

• 12:20

What should you do after solving the clock problems on your own?

• Start over

• Erase the answers

• Check the answers with the teacher

• Ignore the answers