Daylight Saving Time ends today for much of my pals 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 welcome the modification as Ill see the sun an hour previously. And ideally, my kids will take benefit of the “additional” hour of time for sleeping next Saturday night.

TED-Ed has 2 lessons that arent specifically about Daylight Saving Time but are associated to the subject. First, The History of Keeping Time discusses sundials, hourglasses, and the development of timezones. Second, How Did Trains Standardize Time in the United States? explains the function of railroads in the development of the timezones used in the United States (and most of Canada) today.

If it isnt as concise as the videos above, CGP Greys video explanation of Daylight Saving Time is still a great one even.

Like I do practically every time Daylight Saving Time ends or begins, I have actually collected together a handful of short video explanations about why we have Daylight Saving Time. Take a look and see if there is one that can assist you describe Daylight Saving Time to your students..
National Geographic has actually two videos titled Daylight Saving Time 101. The first one, released in 2015, is a bit more positive than the second one that was published in 2019. Both versions are ingrained listed below..

The Telegraph has a 90 second description of Daylight Saving Time. The video does not have any narration so it can be enjoyed without noise.