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Section 6.1, Page 184, Did You Know? | ||
| History of the Calendar | ||
| This site explains how we arrived at the names of the days and months we use today, as well as outlining the history of our calendar. Do you know what a day, or a year, really is? ( http://www.indwes.edu/Faculty/bcupp/things/Greenwich/Calendar.html ) | ||
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| Calendars | ||
| Find out about the Christian calendar, the Islamic calendar, and the Jewish calendar. ( http://webexhibits.org/calendars/year.html ) | ||
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Section 6.2, Page 189, Did You Know? | ||
| Mensa Workout | ||
| This “Mensa Workout” is a quiz full of brain teasers. After completing the quiz, which takes about 30 minutes, the site calculates your score, tells you how you did, and reveals the correct answers. ( http://www.mensa.org/workout.html ) | ||
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