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Course of Study - History

Time Zones

By Beverly Hernandez, About.com

Games

  • Time Traveller - This is not exactly a time zone game, but I thought you still might like it. Play this travel through time game.

Lessons

  • Exquisite Excursions - Students will plan a trip to 6 world cities and use their math skills to solve problems encountered along the way.
  • It's About Time - The students will use the Internet to determine broadcast times for the Winter Olympic Games snowboarding competitions.
  • World Time Scales - Time zones did not become necessary in the United States until trains made it possible to travel hundreds of miles in a day.

Projects

Worksheets

  • Time Zones - In this activity, students use two worksheets to compute and configure time zones across Asia.
  • World Time Zone Map - This site has a printable version of their world time zone map. From the U.S. Naval Observatory.
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