12-Hour & 24-Hour Clocks
Maths: Year 3 & 4 National Curriculum, topic 2.5.5
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
- 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
- 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.
Test yourself on 12-Hour & 24-Hour Clocks
Which times are in the 12-hour clock?
Which times are in the 24-hour clock?