Curated OER
Military Time
In this military time worksheet, students write military time into standard time and standard time into military time. Students complete 16 problems.
Curated OER
Maps: U.S, Time Zones
Students perform various activities to demonstrate knowledge of time zones. They connect with an interactive map to discover what time zone they are in. They create clocks out of paper plates and simulate different time zones.
University of Alberta
Sandford Fleming and Standard Time
This resource provides information about Sandford Fleming and his contributions to standard time.
Historica Canada
History by the Minute: Sir Sanford Fleming
Part of a series, this video clip profiles Sanford Fleming, an extraordinary innovator, who created the time concept of standard time. He also surveyed the first rail route across Canada and designed our first postage stamp. Links to...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Portable Sundial
In this activity students will investigate the accuracy of sundials and the discrepancy that lies between "real time" and "clock time". They will track the position of the sun over the course of a relatively short period of time as they...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: On This Day in 1918, the u.s. Passed the u.s. Standard Time Act
A classroom activity commemorating the 1918 Standard Time Act and aiding students in learning about differing time zones. Includes lesson plans, web links and an annotated bibliography. From March 19, 2007.
Oxfam
What Is the Meridian Line?
What is the meridian line? Find out and see all the countries it runs throughout. Obtain information on the creation of standard time.