Understanding Time Zones Developed by E.Engelbrecht
WHAT DOES THE CAPS REQUIRE? CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENT
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Map work and tour planning
World time zones:
Concepts: Time zone, UTC, Greenwich, hemispheres, equator and seasons, standard time, local time, the international date line, the 24-hour dock (00:00-23:59), latitude, longitude
Introduction to a world time zone map .
Concept Daylight saving time (DST). Reasons for this practice
The impact of time zones and daylight saving on travel planning and travelling
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Map work and tour planning
Calculations of world times when travelling between countries:
Calculations to determine arrival time and departure time with and without DST and flying time (a time zone map must be provided. Learners are not required to know which countries apply DST)
Concepts: jet lag and jet fatigue. Symptoms of jet lag. How to minimise and ease the effects of jet lag
WORLD MAP & CARDINAL POINTS
EARTH REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN
ROTATION OF THE EARTH
DAY AND NIGHT ON EARTH
DEMONSTRATING TIME ZONES
LINES OF LONGITUDE
24 LINES OF LONGITUDE
THE 0º LINE OF LONGITUDE
GREENWICH
INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE (IDL)
TIME ZONE MAP
THE 24-HOUR CLOCK
TIME DIFFERENCES
TIME ZONE LINE
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (DST)
A way of making better use of the natural daylight by setting your clock forward one hour during the summer months, and back again in autumn.
Daylight saving time is in use between March and April and ends between September and November as the countries return to Standard Time.
JET LAG / JET FATIQUE
JET LAG / JET FATIQUE
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