Did you ever noticed that it's called flying even though people can't fly? This is because flying can either describe the action of an airplane or it can mean being a passenger on something that can fly6, like a pig, for example.
If this pig can fly, what other powers might the pig have?
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The plane trip was extra, super-duper long. I mean, I watched two whole movies and one-and-a-half TV shows. One was boring, so I quit in the middle. I ate two meals and still had plenty of time to color in my new coloring book. I found out that the airplane doesn’t need to fill up gas on the way. You fly 11 hours straight. No breaks. No intermission. At least there are bathrooms on the plane.
The flight from Boston to Israel is a long one. There are not always direct flights, sometimes you have to get to New York or Newark, New Jersey first and then fly from there.
When you're looking out the window, there are several hours during which all you can see is water – that's because a good part of the flight is flying over the Atlantic Ocean.
Another thing that happens while you're flying is that you fly through a bunch of time zones. That means that if you left at 9pm, Boston time, and then fly for 10 hours, it should be 7 in the morning when you land – but it isn't! Because of the change in time zones, it's actually 7 hours later, meaning it's 2 in the afternoon!
The change in time zones often causes what's known as jet lag. When you have jet lag, your body's built-in clock is telling you that it is a time that's different from the actual time.
For example, if you landed in Israel at 2 in the afternoon and then you go to sleep when it gets dark, your body might be completely confused, because it thinks it's only 2 or 3 in the afternoon, so you're probably just taking a nap… But then, when you wake up and it's the middle of the night, it's hard to fall asleep again. It can take a few days – or even longer – for your body to get used to the local time. In the meantime, you might feel tired, dizzy, or confused.
Here's a map of all the world's time zones. You can find this map and others online.
Can you guess how many time zones there are? ________________
Did you know that some countries have time zones that aren't even the same full hour – for example, if it is 8 in the morning in New York, it's 5:45 in the evening in Nepal and 5:30 in India!
It's pretty cool to be able to calculate what time it is all over the world – and it's not that difficult. Basically, you need to figure out if the time is ahead of you or behind you – and then, by how much.
For example, if you live in California and your friend lives in New York, your friend will be 3 hours ahead of you. That means you need to add 3 hours to your current time to figure out what time it is there. So, if it's 9pm in California, it's midnight in New York – probably not the best time to call your friend!
If you live in London, though, and your friend lives in New York, your friend is 5 hours behind you. That means that if it's 12pm in London, it's only 7am in New York.
It's easier to calculate times with a 24-hour clock, which counts all the hours of the day.
A 24-hour analog (the opposite of digital) clock. The outside ring is am (before 12 noon) and the inside is pm (after 12 noon). If it's 4pm, for example, it's easier to do 16-5=11 than it is to start with 4 and count backwards 5 hours |
These are the six time zones in the US.
Fill in the table with the missing times. Use the map to help you!
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Colorado |
California |
Alaska |
Hawaii |
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16:00 |
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11:00 |
3:00 |
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23:00 |
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