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Daylight saving time in the United States

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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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/daylight-saving-time-in-the-united-states

Step 2 · Questions

1. What is the start date?
2. What is the end date?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Uniform Time Act of 1966
Standard Time
Sunshine Protection Act

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

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

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Answer key (teacher copy)

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

1. What is the start date?Daylight Saving Time commences on the second Sunday in March
2. What is the end date?Daylight Saving Time concludes on the first Sunday in November

Daylight Saving Time (DST): A practice of advancing clocks during warmer months to extend daylight into the evening hours.
Uniform Time Act of 1966: Federal legislation standardizing Daylight Saving Time observance across participating U.S. states.
Standard Time: The official time of a region when Daylight Saving Time is not in effect.
Sunshine Protection Act: Proposed legislation aimed at making Daylight Saving Time permanent in the United States.