Racing Seconds

Seconds are used for activities

Seconds are used for activities that take a very short time, such as blinking of eyes, reading a sentence, coloring a small shape, or washing a plate.

Sixty movements of the seconds hand

Sixty movements of the seconds hand lead to a shift in the minute hand. This shows that 60 seconds make 1 minute.

Raghu took 20 seconds to read

Raghu took 20 seconds to read a sentence in his book. Rani took 30 seconds to color a rectangle. Raghav took 60 seconds to move from his home to the g

Longer activities are measured in hours

Longer activities are measured in hours and minutes. Raghav studies Mathematics, English, Hindi, and The World Around Us, taking 50 minutes for each s

Elapsed time means the time passed

Elapsed time means the time passed between a start time and an end time. Raghu left at 08:00 hours and reached at 09:05 hours, so the travel time is 1