Leap Year

Thirty days hath September… but why does February have 29 every four years? In this BrainPOP UK movie on leap years, you’ll learn exactly why we need to fiddle with the calendar, in order to keep it consistent with the movement of the Earth around the sun. In this educational, animated movie Tim and Moby give you a brief history of the calendar we use today and explain how Julius Caesar, himself, helped establish it! You’ll learn why the Western world had to adopt a new calendar system in the 16th century and the rules this new system set for planning leap years. As a bonus, Tim will explain some of the other calendars used around the world today-and Moby will reveal how his own computerised, internal calendar celebrates leap year. Frogs away!

Related movies: Time Zones, Rise of the Roman Empire, New Year, Daylight Saving Time

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