Suggested levels for Guided Reading, DRA,™ Lexile,® and Reading Recovery™ are provided in the Pearson Scott Foresman Leveling Guide. Earth Science It’s a World of Time Zones by Adam McClellan Genre Expository nonfiction Comprehension Skills and Strategy Sequence Draw Conclusions Monitor and Fix Up Text Features Table of Contents Glossary Maps Diagram Scott Foresman Reading Street 3.5.3 ISBN 0-328-13390-6 ì<(sk$m)=bd jab< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U Reader Response It’s a World of Time Zones 1. Use a graphic organizer like the one below to put the following three events from this book in the correct order: People divide the world into 24 time zones at a conference in Washington, D.C. Each town sets its own time. Railroads let people travel long distances quickly. 2. Suppose that one of your classmates is reading page 16 and doesn’t understand why you “move a whole day in time” when you cross the International Date Line. Should that person reread or read ahead to figure out the meaning? Why? 3. Which glossary word fits best in the blank in this sentence? Why? When we crossed the _____ between the United States and Canada, we didn’t have by Adam McClellan to change the time on our watches. 4. Look at the time zone map on page 8. When it’s 3:16 in the afternoon in Chicago, what time is it in Denver? in Los Angeles? in New York? Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois • Parsippany, New Jersey • New York, New York Sales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts • Duluth, Georgia • Glenview, Illinois Coppell, Texas • Ontario, California • Mesa, Arizona CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Measuring Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CHAPTER 2 The Birth of Time Zones . . . . . . . 6 CHAPTER 3 Time Zones Today . . . . . . . . . . . 10 CHAPTER 4 Time Zone Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention