January 17

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/january-17

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 in year?The 17th day
2. What is the days remaining (common year)?348 days
3. What is January 17 in the calendar?January 17 is the 17th day of the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar in the world.
4. How many days are left after January 17 in a normal year?In a regular year, 348 days remain after January 17 until the year ends.

Gregorian Calendar: The solar calendar, introduced in 1582, that is the most widely used civil calendar in the world today.
Solar Year: The time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun, approximately 365.2425 days.
Leap Year: A year containing 366 days, including an extra day (February 29), to keep the calendar synchronized with the astronomical year.
Temporal Coordinate: A specific point in time used as a reference within a system of time measurement.