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Let’s think about what the image is asking us to do.

The title says: “Let’s make a clock!”

We see 12 colored circles, each with a number from 1 to 12 — just like the numbers on a real clock face.

Below them are two black arrows:
- One labeled “hour” — this is the short hand.
- One labeled “minute” — this is the long hand.

But wait — in the image, the “minute” arrow is written upside down! That’s probably a trick or a mistake in the image. On a real clock, the minute hand is longer and points to the minutes (every 5 minutes around the clock). The hour hand is shorter and points to the hours.

Since the task is “Let’s make a clock!”, and we have all the numbers 1–12 arranged in order, and two hands labeled correctly (even if one is flipped visually), the goal is likely to understand how to assemble or identify parts of a clock.

But here’s the key: There’s no actual question asked in the image — it’s just showing components of a clock.

However, since you’re being asked to “solve the problem”, and there’s no explicit math or logic puzzle, perhaps the hidden task is to recognize that:

→ The numbers 1 through 12 go around the clock in order.
→ The “hour” hand is shorter and moves slower.
→ The “minute” hand is longer and moves faster — even though it’s drawn upside down in the image, its label tells us what it is.

So, if this were a multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank question (which it isn’t shown as), maybe they want you to say:

“The hour hand is the short one, and the minute hand is the long one.”

Or perhaps: “Place the numbers 1 to 12 in a circle to make a clock face.”

But again — no specific question is given.

Wait — let’s look again at the “minute” label. It’s written backward: “eminut” → “minute” reversed.

That might be intentional — maybe the student is supposed to notice that and fix it? Or maybe it’s just a printing error.

Given that this is for a school student, and the instruction is “Let’s make a clock!”, the most reasonable interpretation is:

✔ You need to arrange the numbers 1 to 12 in a circle (like a clock) and attach the hour and minute hands appropriately.

But since we can’t physically move things here, and no further instructions are given, perhaps the “problem” is simply to identify which hand is which.

Looking at the labels:

- The top arrow is labeled “hour” — it’s shorter.
- The bottom arrow is labeled “minute” — it’s longer, even though the word is upside down.

So, the correct identification is:

→ Short hand = hour hand
→ Long hand = minute hand

Even if the word “minute” is upside down, the label still tells us what it is.

Therefore, the solution is to recognize the function of each hand based on its label and length.

Final Answer:
The short hand is the hour hand, and the long hand is the minute hand.