What do the hands on a clock represent?

• The hands on a clock tell us the time of day.
• There are usually two or three hands: the short hand, the long hand, and sometimes a second hand.
• The short hand shows the hour, which is how far it is in the day.
• The long hand shows the minutes, which are like small parts of the hour.
• If there's a second hand, it ticks off each second.

• Short hand for hour:
  • If the short hand is on the 3, it means it is 3 o'clock.
  • So, it's time to start your lunch!


• Long hand for minutes:
  • If the long hand is on the 6, it means there are 30 minutes past the hour.
  • This could be 3:30 if the short hand is still on 3.


• Second hand for seconds:
  • If the second hand is moving around the clock, it's counting seconds.
  • When you count to 60, a minute has passed!

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