ProCon
Daylight Savings Time
An entomologist named Geroge Vernon Hudson is credited with proposing Daylight Saving Time (DST) so he could better study his insects. Using the informative website, scholars read a brief introduction to the topic and then explore the...
Smithsonian Institution
Cold War
The Cold War was not necessarily always cold in temperature, but the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union sure was frigid! Scholars read various passages, view exhibition graphics, and observe an artifact from the...
Other
Just Maps: World Maps
An index of maps and flags of countries throughout the world. Also provides political maps, time zones, population, and religious maps of every region of the world.
Other
Clari Net: Local Times Around the World
Click on a continent, and then a country to find out the current time. Includes date, time, latitude and longitude, local time zone, and whether or not the country is on standard time or daylight saving time.
Other
Time and date.com
This is a free site which began with the World Clock, and has grown to include many other wonderful tools for learning about time and date. what makes this site distinctive, is its ability to manipulate the perspective internationally to...
Other
Time and date.com: The World Clock Time Zones
This website has a variety of time resources. You can find a major city and its time. If you click on that city it will give you lots of information.
Geographyiq
Geography Iq
Detailed geographical information on any country is available at this site. Within the World Map section, you can get facts and figures about each country's geography, demographics, government, political system, flags, historical and...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: International Date Line
This website provides a good general definition of the International Date Line.