July

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/july

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 original designation?Quintilis, the fifth month in the early Roman calendar
2. What is the year of renaming?44 B.C
3. Why is July called July?It was renamed after Julius Caesar, a famous Roman leader, to honor his birth month. The Senate changed the name in 44 B.C. to remember him.
4. Why is July so hot in the Northern Hemisphere?In July the Earth’s tilt makes the North get the most sunshine, so days are long and temperatures rise. It’s the peak of summer there.

Julian Calendar: A calendar introduced by Julius Caesar, which formed the basis for the modern Gregorian calendar.
Gregorian Calendar: The internationally accepted civil calendar, a reform of the Julian calendar.
Solar Insolaion: The amount of solar radiation received per unit area in a given time.
Axial Tilt: The angle between an object's rotational axis and its orbital axis, responsible for seasons.