August 15

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/august-15

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the day number (common year)?227
2. What is the days remaining in year?138
3. How many days are left in the year after August 15?There are 138 days left in the year after August 15.
4. Why is August 15 important in the calendar?It shows how much of the year has passed and how much is still left, helping people plan their activities.

Gregorian calendar: The internationally adopted civil calendar, designed for high accuracy in tracking the tropical year and its associated seasons.
Tropical year: The time it takes for the Sun to return to the same position in the cycle of seasons, approximately 365.2422 days.
Intercalary day: An extra day added to a calendar to keep it synchronized with astronomical or seasonal cycles, such as February 29 in a leap year.