February 28

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/february-28

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 ordinal day of year?59th day of the Gregorian calendar
2. What is the days remaining (common year)?306 days until year-end
3. What happens after February 28 in a normal year?In a common year, the next day is March 1, completing February.
4. Why does February 28 sometimes have a February 29 after it?Leap years add an extra day to keep the calendar close to the Earth's orbit around the Sun.

Gregorian calendar: The internationally adopted solar calendar, designed for greater accuracy in tracking the Earth's orbit.
Leap year: A year containing an extra day (February 29) to synchronize the calendar with the solar year.
Solar year: The time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the sun, approximately 365.2422 days.