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KS2 Measuring Time Activities

Name: KS2 Measuring Time Activities
Brand: Hands-On Education
SKU: KS2 Measuring Time
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Perfect for Key Stage 2 learners, this engaging Design and Technology resource combines history, science, and engineering as children discover how humans have measured time throughout the ages. Through practical investigations and creative challenges, children will build their own timekeeping devices and develop a deep understanding of time measurement.

Included Resources +

This pack includes six activity sheets with accompanying lesson plans exploring the history and science of timekeeping through cross-curricular design technology, history, and engineering activities — including building a sundial, candle clock, and water clock.

Key Details +

• Year Group: KS2 (ages 7–11)
• Key Stage: KS2
• Subject: Design Technology, Science & History
• Resource Type: Activity Sheets + Lesson Plans
• Format: Instant PDF Download
• Number of Activities: 6

Curriculum Alignment +

Aligned to the KS2 Design & Technology and History National Curriculum. Covers designing and making purposeful products, understanding the history of significant inventions, and developing scientific understanding of time measurement through practical investigation and construction.

Teaching Tips +

Build the Sundial early in the unit so children can use it throughout. The Water Clock and Candle Clock work best as paired investigations run simultaneously. The 10 Second Marble Run Challenge works well as an end-of-unit STEM competition. Ideal as a one-week cross-curricular STEM topic.

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