May 20

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/may-20

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 May 20 known for?First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (May 20, 1932)
2. What is the gregorian calendar day number?140th day (141st in leap years)
3. What is the remaining days in year?225 days

Gregorian Calendar: The most widely used civil calendar, a solar calendar that accounts for leap years to maintain seasonal accuracy.
Leap Year: A calendar year containing 366 days instead of the usual 365, with the extra day added as February 29th.
Orbital Period: The time it takes for a celestial body, like Earth, to complete one full revolution around another celestial body, like the Sun.
Soft Landing: A controlled descent of a spacecraft onto a planetary or lunar surface, designed to prevent damage to the craft or its payload.