September 24

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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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/september-24

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 (leap year)?In a leap year, September 24 is the 268th day
2. What is the days remaining in year?There are 98 days left in the year following September 24
3. Why does September 24 shift one day in leap years?Leap years add an extra day in February to keep the calendar close to the Earth's orbit, so September 24 moves one day.
4. How many days are left after September 24?There are 98 days left until the end of the year.

Gregorian calendar: The solar calendar, introduced in 1582, that is the most widely used civil calendar in the world today.
Leap year: A year containing an extra day (February 29), occurring every four years, with exceptions for centurial years not divisible by 400, to synchronize the calendar with the Earth's orbital period.
Tropical year: The time it takes for the Sun to return to the same position in the cycle of seasons, as seen from Earth (approximately 365.2422 days).
Temporal measurement: The process and systems used to quantify and record the passage of time.