Homes and Families
What did people use to light their homes before electricity?
Candles or oil lamps
What do students use to write in notebooks today?
Pencils or pens
What animal was commonly used to pull carriages?
Horses
What do we use today to call someone far away?
Phones
A family uses a washboard to wash clothes. Past or present?
Past
What did people use to keep food cold before refrigerators?
Iceboxes
What did some students use to write on small slates in the past?
Chalk or slate pencils
What transportation travels on tracks?
Trains
What machine do we use to wash clothes?
Washing machines
A student attends class using a computer. Past or present?
Present
How did people wash clothes before washing machines?
With washboards and tubs
Where did students find information before the internet?
Books, libraries, or encyclopedias
How did people travel across oceans before airplanes?
Ships
How did people send written messages before email?
Letters
A family travels in a horse-drawn carriage. Past or present?
Past
Name two things that make homes today different from homes long ago.
Electricity, indoor plumbing, air conditioning, etc.
What is a one-room schoolhouse?
A school where students of different ages learned in one room
Why are cars more convenient than horse-drawn wagons?
They are usually faster and can travel farther.
What is the difference between an icebox and a refrigerator?
An icebox uses ice; a refrigerator uses electricity.
Why is sending a text message faster than sending a letter?
Messages travel electronically instead of being physically delivered.
Why is doing housework usually easier today than in the past?
Modern machines save time and effort.
Name two differences and one similarity between schools in the past and tod
Different technology and materials; students still learn reading, writing, and math.
How did airplanes change the way people travel?
People can travel long distances much faster
Name two modern inventions and explain what people used before them.
Washing machine → washboard; electric light → candle
Can something from the past still be used today? Give three examples.
Books, bicycles, letters, candles, etc.