International Fixed Calendar

High school (ages 12+)
Mathematics & Numbers

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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/international-fixed-calendar

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 calendar reformer?Moses B. Cotsworth
2. What is the proposed year of introduction?1902
3. How many months and days were in this calendar?The calendar had 13 months, each with 28 days, making 364 days in total. An extra day was added at the end of the year that didn’t belong to any month.
4. Why was the extra day added?The extra day, called a Yearal day, made the calendar match the real year’s length. It kept the calendar in sync with the sun while keeping all months equal.

Perennial Calendar: A calendar system designed to have every date fall on the same day of the week each year.
Intercalary Day: An extra day added to a calendar to keep it synchronized with astronomical events.