3.1.1
Difference Between 12-Hour & 24-Hour Clocks
12-Hour and 24-Hour Clocks
12-Hour and 24-Hour Clocks
You will be expected to know the difference between the 12-hour (analogue) and 24-hour (digital) clock.


12-hour clock
12-hour clock
- The 12-hour clock divides the 24 hours in a day into two sections (am and pm).
- 6.30am is in the morning.
- 6.30pm is in the evening.
- Analogue clocks have moving hands and the numbers 1-12. This means they are in the 12-hour clock.


24-hour clock
24-hour clock
- The 24-hour clock runs from midnight to midnight and is divided into 24 hours.
- 6.30am is 06.30 in the 24-hour clock.
- 6.30pm is 18.30 in the 24-hour clock.
- Digital clocks show the time in numbers. They are often in the 24-hour clock.
1Angles
1.17 Facts About Angles
1.2Identify the Angle
1.3Angles on a Straight Line
1.4Angles in a Circle
1.5Angles in Triangles
2Fractions
2.1Simplifying Fractions
2.2Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers
2.3Fractions of Numbers
2.4Expressing Shaded Areas as Fractions
3Time
4Prime Numbers
4.1Prime Numbers
5Probability
6Ratio
6.1Ratios
7Sequences
7.1Constant Sequences
7.2Doubling & Halving Sequences
7.3Alternating Patterns & Two-Step Sequences
7.4Two-Step Patterns
7.5The nth Term
8Area & Perimeter
8.1Perimeter of a Quadrilateral
8.2Area of a Quadrilateral
8.3Area of a Triangle
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1Angles
1.17 Facts About Angles
1.2Identify the Angle
1.3Angles on a Straight Line
1.4Angles in a Circle
1.5Angles in Triangles
2Fractions
2.1Simplifying Fractions
2.2Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers
2.3Fractions of Numbers
2.4Expressing Shaded Areas as Fractions
3Time
4Prime Numbers
4.1Prime Numbers
5Probability
6Ratio
6.1Ratios
7Sequences
7.1Constant Sequences
7.2Doubling & Halving Sequences
7.3Alternating Patterns & Two-Step Sequences
7.4Two-Step Patterns
7.5The nth Term
8Area & Perimeter
8.1Perimeter of a Quadrilateral
8.2Area of a Quadrilateral
8.3Area of a Triangle
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