Oct. 8 -Time Zones

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome back from the Fall Break! I hope that you all did your homework 😉 over the break, and that means that you rested and relaxed over the week off! We are continuing our examination of maps and the world today by examining the history of time zones. It is a pretty fascinating history so I hope that you find it exciting like I do. Great to see you all today! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Discuss the different time zones in the world and the history of their creation

Agenda:

1. History Today
1. Prompt: California locations
2. Identify the coordinates of the following cities: a) Marksville b) Salinas c) Visalia d) Redding
2. Discuss: Time Zones
1. Take notes on the discussion. Keep the notes in your binder to reference and review before a test.
3. Time Zone Practice
1. Every 15 degrees = 1 hour 
2. 0 degrees longitude = 12 a.m. 
3. What time is it at 30 degrees east? 
4. What time is it at 90 degrees east? 
5. What about 120 degrees east? 
6. 135 degrees east?
4. Close:
1. Prompt: Why do we care?
2. Why, in today's fast-paced, internet connected world, would it be important to know and be able to quickly estimate time zone differences around the globe?

Homework:

1. Bring Protractor 

That's all for today folks! Hope that you enjoyed learning about time zones. Have a great evening and take care!