Daytime Saving Time ends today for a lot of my buddies 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 advantage of the “additional” hour of time for sleeping next Saturday night.

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

CGP Greys video description of Daylight Saving Time is still a good one even if it isnt as succinct as the videos above.

The Telegraph has a 90 second explanation of Daylight Saving Time. The video does not have any narrative so it can be watched without sound.

Like I do practically whenever Daylight Saving Time ends or starts, I have actually collected together a handful of brief video explanations about why we have Daylight Saving Time. See and take a look if there is one that can help you explain Daylight Saving Time to your students..
National Geographic has actually 2 videos entitled Daylight Saving Time 101. The first one, released in 2015, is a bit more positive than the second one that was released in 2019. Both variations are embedded listed below..