Topic: Finding Elapsed Time

Grade Level Category: 4-6

Strategy: Interview

Objective:
Student will be able to find the elapsed time.

Materials Required:
Individual clocks with movable hands
Paper and pencil

Description of the Activity:
Ask the child to write down the time he leaves for school in the morning and the time he arrives home in the afternoon. Then ask him to explain how he would find the elapsed time.
As the child works, you should watch for the following:

1. The time is written appropriately
2. The child explains that elapsed time is found by using a clock and/ or by counting on
3. Can identify the elapsed time correctly

You will need to ask the child to do his thinking aloud. The questions you ask as he works will vary from child to child depending on what he says as he works. You may also need to encourage him to show it with paper and pencil as well as on the clock.

Scoring Rubric:
The teacher will determine whether the child has mastered the objective as determined by the degree to which he is able to answer the teacher's questions and to explain the process.



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