Daytime Saving Time ends today for a lot of my friends in Europe and it ends next Sunday for those of us in North American states and provinces that observe Daylight Saving Time. As someone who gets up early and lives in a northern state, I invite the modification as Ill see the sun an hour earlier. And ideally, my kids will benefit from the “extra” hour of time for sleeping next Saturday night.

The Telegraph has a 90 2nd description of Daylight Saving Time. The video doesnt have any narration so it can be watched without sound.

TED-Ed has two lessons that arent particularly about Daylight Saving Time but relate to the topic. First, The History of Keeping Time describes sundials, hourglasses, and the advancement of timezones. Second, How Did Trains Standardize Time in the United States? describes the function of railways in the advancement of the timezones used in the United States (and the majority of Canada) today.

Like I do almost each time Daylight Saving Time ends or starts, I have actually collected together a handful of brief video explanations about why we have Daylight Saving Time. Take an appearance and see if there is one that can help you describe Daylight Saving Time to your students..
National Geographic has two videos titled Daylight Saving Time 101. The first one, released in 2015, is a bit more upbeat than the 2nd one that was published in 2019. Both variations are ingrained below..

CGP Greys video description of Daylight Saving Time is still an excellent one even if it isnt as concise as the videos above.