August 18

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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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-18

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)?230th day of the year
2. What is the days remaining (common year)?135 days remain until the end of the year
3. How many days are left after August 18 until the end of the year?There are 135 days left after August 18 until December 31.
4. Why does August 18 sometimes become the 231st day?In leap years, February has an extra day, so every date after February 28 shifts one day later.

Gregorian calendar: The solar calendar currently used in most of the world, established to correct inaccuracies in the Julian calendar.
Leap year: A year containing 366 days, including an extra day (February 29th), to keep the calendar synchronized with the Earth's orbit.
Tropical year: The time it takes for the Sun to return to the same position in the cycle of seasons, approximately 365.242 days.
Intercalation: The process of adding an extra day or month to a calendar to keep it synchronized with astronomical or seasonal cycles.