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2. Introduction to Time Zones
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Time Zone Overview
Lesson of U.S. Time Zones
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3. Time Zone Overview There are 24 time zone’s on Earth

4. Time Zone Overview Question: Why are there 24 time zones on Earth?
Answer: So that everyone can be on the same schedule with the Sun

5. Time Zone Overview
Question: Why did we start using different time zones?
Answer: Because, in 1883 railroad companies started using time zones in order to standardize their schedules.
Now, it’s time to learn about
U.S. Time Zones!

6. United States Time Zones
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7. United States Time Zones
The USA is originally divided up into SIX time zones.
Today we’re only going to be looking at the FOUR that cover the Continental United States (the lower 48 states.)
EST, CST, MST, and PST
The reason for this is because the other two time zones are for Alaska (AKST) and Hawaii (HAST).
We will be covering these another day!

8. United States Time Zones
The rest of the United States in divided up into FOUR time zones.

9. United States Time Zones
The four U.S. time zones are:
Pacific Standard Time
PST
Mountain Standard Time
MST
Central Standard Time
CST
Eastern Standard Time
EST

10. United States Time Zones
Use this link for the website, to learn more about the FOUR U.S. time zones:
U.S. Time Zones
After you’ve gone to the website go on to the Checklist

11. United States Time Zones
Checklist of what to look for while on 24timezones.com:
Locate New York City, NY
Make note of the time zone it is located in
See what time it is there right now
Locate Chicago, IL
Locate Denver, CO
Locate San Francisco, CA

12. United States Time Zones
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13. Eastern Standard Time
This time zone is located from the Eastern coast of the U.S. into Indiana and down to Florida.
One of the major cities that is located in EST is New York City, NY.
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14. Central Standard Time
This time zone is located in the middle of the United States. It stretches across America’s heartland. It starts at North Dakota and finishes in Texas.
A major city on CST is Chicago, IL.
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15. Mountain Standard Time
This time zone covers our nation’s most mountainous regions. It is further west than EST or CST and covers states from Montana to New Mexico.
A major city that is on MST is Denver, CO.
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16. Pacific Standard Time
This time zone is on the west coast of the United States. It covers the whole Pacific Ocean coast of the U.S. from Washington to California.
One major city on PST is San Francisco, CA.
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17. Quiz This quiz will test your new knowledge of Time Zones
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18. Quiz Question 1: How many time zones are there in the world? A: 1
B: 24
C: 30

19. Answer to Question 1 No, sorry!
Answer A is incorrect because there is more than 1 major time zone across the world.
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20. Answer to Question 1 No, sorry!
Answer C is wrong because there are less than thirty time zones in the world.
Try Again!!

21. Answer B is correct because there are 24 time zones on Earth.
Answer to Question 1
Yes, you are correct!
Answer B is correct because there are 24 time zones on Earth.
Next Question

22. Quiz Question 2: Which time zone contains the city Denver, CO? A: CST
B: MST
C: EST

23. No, sorry! You are incorrect. Try Again!!
Answer to Question 2
No, sorry! You are incorrect. Try Again!!

24. Answer to Question 2
Yes! You are correct. Denver, CO. is on Mountain Standard Time (MST) Next Question

25. Quiz Question 3: What state are we in right now? A: Illinois
B: New York
C: Indiana

26. No, sorry. That’s not the right state! Try Again!!
Answer to Question 3
No, sorry. That’s not the right state! Try Again!!

27. Yes! We are in Indiana right now. Good job! Next Question
Answer to Question 3
Yes! We are in Indiana right now. Good job! Next Question

28. Quiz
Question 4:
What time zone is our state in?
A: EST
B: MST
C: PST

29. No, sorry. That is not the correct time zone for Indiana. Try Again!!
Answer to Question 4
No, sorry. That is not the correct time zone for Indiana. Try Again!!

30. Answer to Question 4
Yes! That is correct. Most of Indiana is on Eastern Standard Time (EST) Next Question

31. Quiz Question 5: A: 11:00 AM (EST) B: 8:00 AM (EST) C: 1:00 PM (EST)
If it is 10:00 AM in Central Standard Time (CST) what time is it in Eastern Standard Time (EST)?
A: 11:00 AM (EST)
B: 8:00 AM (EST)
C: 1:00 PM (EST)

32. Answer to Question 5
No, sorry! When it is 10:00 AM in CST it is not 8:00 AM in EST. Try Again!!

33. Answer to Question 5
No, sorry! When it is 10:00 AM in CST it is not 1:00 PM in EST. Try Again!!

34. Answer to Question 5
Yes! You are correct. When it is 10:00 AM in CST, it is 11:00 AM in EST. This is the end of the Quiz. Next Page

35. THE END
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