Why Time Zones Matter

Students write detailed responses to four open-ended questions about why time zones exist, the problems that would occur without them, and how they help different fields like travel and science. The final prompt asks them to imagine life with only one global time. This writing-based worksheet blends social studies and science reasoning to encourage deeper understanding and global perspective.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Science – Rotation, Daylight, and Time Distribution

Social Studies – Communication and Global Cooperation

English Language Arts – Extended Writing and Explanation

Critical Thinking – Hypothetical Reasoning

This worksheet is part of our Time Zones and Their Basis collection.