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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibits: Daylight Saving Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Why in the world do we turn our clocks forward in the Spring and back again in the Fall? Share with your students the rationale and history of the Daylight Saving Time concept from Benjamin Franklin through World War I and World War II...
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Youngzine

Youngzine: Week of 11 05 12: An Hour More of Zzzz's..yay!

For Students 3rd - 8th
On Sunday, November 4 at 2 a.m, clocks in U.S were set back by an hour as Daylight Savings came to an end. What is DST? Who first proposed the idea? Is it practiced around the world? Let's take a look in this video. [0:37]
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Daylight Saving Time

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes how Daylight Saving Time began and provides some practice in figuring out what time it is.
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Other

The Official U. S. Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the official U.S. time from the official U.S. timekeepers, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and its military counterpart, the U.S. Naval Observatory. Java needs to be enabled to see the timeclocks. There are...
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Time

Time: Time Explains Daylight Savings Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you really know what DST is? Why do did we start doing it, and is it still needed?
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Other

Time and Date: Daylight Saving Time Dst

For Students 9th - 10th
Daylight Saving Time is a way of making better use of the daylight in the evenings by setting the clocks forward one hour during the longer days of summer, and back again in the fall. To remember which way the clock goes, keep in mind...
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California Energy Commission: Saving Time, Saving Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
The California Energy Commission explains the history of Daylight Saving Time and why we "spring forward, fall back." There is lots of trivia included about time, a chart giving the start and end dates through 2015, and links to much...
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 3 10 14: Daylight Saving Time Begins This Weekend

For Students 6th - 8th
Article reports on the change to daylight savings time.
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US Navy

Usno: Daylight Time

For Students 9th - 10th
From the U.S. Naval Observatory, a brief history of daylight savings time including information of the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which changed the date from the first Sunday in April to the second Sunday in March starting...
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Other

World Time Zone: Countries: Territories Operating Daylight Savings Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to find the countries and territories operating daylight savings time and when it starts and ends.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Daylight Saving Day

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Daylight Saving Day. The history and facts about this day when we change the clocks by one hour.