Western European Summer Time

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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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/western-european-summer-time

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 standard time zone?Western European Time (WET), UTC+00:00
2. What is the daylight saving time zone?Western European Summer Time (WEST), UTC+01:00
3. When does Western European Summer Time start and end?WEST starts on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October. The clocks change at 01:00 UTC on those Sundays.
4. Which countries use Western European Summer Time?The Canary Islands, mainland Portugal, Madeira, the Faroe Islands, the United Kingdom (called British Summer Time) and Ireland (called Irish Standard Time) all use WEST during the summer.

Daylight Saving Time (DST): A seasonal adjustment of clocks to extend daylight into evening hours, typically during warmer months.
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): The primary international time standard, serving as the basis for civil time worldwide.
Circadian Rhythm: The natural, internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and other daily physiological patterns.
Social Jetlag: The discrepancy between an individual's internal biological clock and the social or work schedule they are required to follow.