Explore outer space and collect different objects to earn space badges as you warp between galaxies with every correct answer.

In this exciting digital game, students solve multiple-choice questions to plan activities and determine the duration of events and journeys.
They will calculate how long different events take and compare durations, building fluency and confidence with time concepts.
Each correct answer allows them to collect space objects and earn badges as they travel through the galaxy.
As students progress, they will develop greater fluency in working with elapsed time while exploring the stars.

Who will collect the most badges and become a space explorer pro?

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Calculate and compare the duration of events and journeys
• ✅ Apply time concepts to real-world contexts
• ✅ Develop fluency in solving problems involving elapsed time
• ✅ Strengthen logical reasoning and problem-solving with time-based questions
• ✅ Engage in meaningful practise through interactive gameplay

How to Play:

1. Students are presented with a multiple-choice question involving the duration of an event or journey.
2. They must select the correct answer based on their calculation or reasoning.
3. Each correct answer allows them to collect a space object and earn a badge.
4. The game continues through a series of time duration questions.
5. At the end, students are shown all the space badges they earned throughout their journey.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during maths units focused on elapsed time and duration of events
• 💡 Great for Year 5–6 students building fluency and confidence with time calculations
• 💡 Pair with timetable activities or real-life planning tasks for deeper understanding
• 💡 Replay to reinforce and consolidate time problem-solving skills

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Let students personalise their experience by choosing from six characters before the game begins
• 💛 Select the number of players or teams at the start of the game to suit individual, paired, or group play
• 💛 Send the QR code home for students to play as a homework or revision task

Let’s Explore – Duration of Events brings elapsed time practise to life - helping students develop time skills while exploring new galaxies!