Time Zones
Directions:
What are people doing in various places of the world as you wait for whatever you're waiting for? That depends on where they're located, of course. See if your child can guess what time it is in the countries listed below, if it is 4 P.M. Eastern Standard Time:
| Algiers, Algeria | 9 P.M. |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9 P.M. |
| Bangkok, Thailand | 3 A.M. (next day) |
| Cairo, Egypt | 10 P.M. |
| Canton, China | 4 A.M. (next day) |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | 9 P.M. |
| Galapagos Islands | 3 P.M. |
| Hong Kong | 4 A.M. (next day) |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | 3 A.M. (next day) |
| Khartoum, Sudan | 10 P.M. |
| Melbourne, Australia | 7 A.M. (next day) |
| Moscow, Russia | 10 P.M. |
| Ottawa, Canada | 3 P.M. |
| Reykjavik, Iceland | 8 P.M. |
| Seoul, Korea | 5 A.M. (next day) |
| Tegulcigalpa, Honduras | 2 P.M. |
| Tokyo, Japan | 5 A.M. (next day) |
| Vancouver, Canada | NOON |
| Zurich, Switzerland | 9 P.M. |
Wow, just think: If you were halfway around the world, all this waiting would be over and everybody would already be sound asleep!
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© 2005 by Steve and Ruth Bennett. Excerpted from 365 Unplugged Family Fun Activities with permission of its publisher, Perseus Books Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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