Practice identifying which direction clocks move when daylight saving time begins and ends.
Read each problem carefully. Decide whether the clock moves forward or backward. Show your work in the space provided.
Practice springing forward and falling back
Social Studies - Grade 4-5
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In many places in the United States, daylight saving time begins in the spring. Clocks move from 2:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. Did the clock move forward or backward?
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Daylight saving time ends in the fall. Clocks move from 2:00 a.m. back to 1:00 a.m. Did the clock move forward or backward?
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A family changes their clock from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the start of daylight saving time. Which direction did they move the clock?
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A student changes a clock from 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. when daylight saving time ends. Which direction did the student move the clock?
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Write the missing word: In the spring, clocks usually move one hour ____ for daylight saving time.
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Write the missing word: In the fall, clocks usually move one hour ____ when daylight saving time ends.
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Maya goes to bed at 8:30 p.m. The clocks spring forward during the night. What time would the clock show after moving one hour forward from 8:30 p.m.?
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Noah sees that a clock says 6:15 a.m. Before going to bed in the fall, his family moves it back one hour. What time should the clock show?
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Choose the correct sentence: A. Daylight saving time starts when clocks fall back. B. Daylight saving time starts when clocks spring forward.
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Choose the correct sentence: A. Daylight saving time ends when clocks fall back. B. Daylight saving time ends when clocks spring forward.
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A community announcement says, 'Set your clocks ahead one hour tonight.' Is this most likely for the start or the end of daylight saving time?
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A calendar note says, 'Turn clocks back one hour on Sunday.' What season phrase helps you remember this change, and which direction do clocks move?