CANADIAN TIME ZONES

CANADIAN CREATOR In 1858, as the chief engineer of the Northern Railway, he proposed the idea of a great rail project stretching to the western coast of Canada. In order to help the transcontinental train run on time, he devised the concept of Standard Time and splitting the world into 24 time zones.  His concept was adopted in 1884.

YOU DO THE MATH! WORLD IS ROUND 360 degrees (longitude) There are how many hours in a day? 24 So how many degrees wide is each time zone? 360 / 24 = ? Degrees 15 degrees

Time Zones- A

Time Zones-B

Time Zones-C Do you see a difference? Why does Saskatchewan not change their time from summer to winter? The time zone boundary cuts their province in half. Why would northeastern BC not change their time from summer to winter? They do business on both sides of the border, so they stay with one time.

How do you remember them? From west to east Poor Men Can’t Eat Any Nachos P A C I F M O U N T A I C E N T R A L E A S T R N A T L N I C N E W F O U D L A

What does it look like? 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm Pacific Mountain Central Eastern Atlantic Newfound- land 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm

Sample 1 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm Pacific Mountain Central Eastern Atlantic Newfound- land 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm If it is 12:00 pm in Vancouver, what time is it in Ottawa? ANSWER: 3:00 pm

Sample 2 Pacific Mountain Central Eastern Atlantic Newfound- land 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 2:30 If it is 11:00 am in Calgary AB, what time is it in St. John’s NFLD? ANSWER: 2:30 pm

Question #1 P M C E A N 2:30 pm 4:30 pm

Question #2 P M C E A N 11:30 am 2:30 pm

Question #3-4 P M C E A N 3:00 am 5:00 am Calculate the time in Ottawa. Then add 3 hours. Answer: 8:00 am

Question #5 P M C E A N 8:00 pm 12:00 am Calculate the time in Halifax. Then add 7 hours. Answer: 7:00 am No, they will just go straight to the 8:00 am meeting.

Question #6 P M C E A N Ralph Sally Bob 3:00 am 4:00 am 6:00 am Sun rises on what side of the country? East or West Answer: Why?

Question #7 P M C E A N 3:00 am 5:00 am 10:00 pm 12:00 pm Convert either the wake up or go to bed time into the other timezone. Do the math! Answer: 19 hours

Latitude and Longitude

Latitude – these lines run the same direction as the equator Latitude – these lines run the same direction as the equator. The equator divides the world into the Northern & Southern hemispheres. (lat is flat) Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere

Longitude – These lines run from pole to pole Longitude – These lines run from pole to pole. The Prime Meridian divides the world into the Western and Eastern hemispheres. (orange slices) Western Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere

Finding Latitude & Longitude Hemispheres Latitude Hemispheres 60°S, 45°W 30°N, 120°W Northern & Western Southern & Western 0°, 30°E Eastern 15°N, 135°E Northern & Eastern

Seatwork Answer Questions #22& 23 on p. 16 of your textbook. 22 – A B C D E 23 – A (30°S, 120°W) (0°, 30°W) (30°N, 90°W) (60°N, 90°E) (45°S, 75°E) Northern & Western Southern & Eastern Northern, Western & Eastern