Level TBD Word Count 3 271 Words 100th word something page 6 Content Area Vocabulary Read the list What do these words mean Building Background Knowledge Before reading a book it is important to tap into what your child or students already know about the topic This will help them develop their vocabulary increase their reading comprehension and make connections across the curriculum average axis 1 Look at the cover of the book What will this book be about 2 What do you already know about the topic calendar clock days military time months segments timeline weeks 3 Let's study the Table of Contents What will you learn about in the book's chapters 4 What would you like to learn about this topic Do you think you might learn about it from this book Why or why not 5 Use a reading journal to write about your knowledge of this topic Record what you already know about the topic and what you hope to learn about the topic 6 Read the book 7 In your reading journal record what you learned about the topic and your response to the book 8 Complete the activities at the end of the book
Table of Contents Introduction 4 Using Clocks 6 Using Military Time 11 All About Time Zones 15 A Year in Time 20 Working with Calendars 26 What's the Difference 35 Conclusion 42 Glossary 44 Index 46 Time Zone Map 47 Show What You Know 48 Websites to Visit 48
Introduction Time is difficult to define but it happens all day every day By keeping track of time we know when to get up in the morning when summer vacation starts and when to buy presents for an upcoming holiday Time is so vast that in order to deal with it human beings have to divide it up into small portions years weeks months hours minutes seconds Time is happening all the time
In this book we will look at all of those time segments You will also learn how much math can be done with time Great Stem Grandparent Birth 1927 Death 1965 in Action Have you ever made a family timeline It can be a fun project to work on with your parents and siblings A family timeline shows when each person in the family was born Depending on how far back you want to go you can even show grandparents and great grandparents Grandparent Birth 1947 Parent Birth 1967 Let's imagine some dates For instance say you were born in 2001 Picture your family timeline If you had a relative who died in 1965 how many years passed between that person's death and your birth Child Birth 2001 You can find out by subtracting the smaller number from the larger number 2001 1965 36 There were 36 years between your relative's death and your
