Today's Telephone
The telephone was invented by this person in 1876
Alexander Graham Bell
Daylight savings or DST is observed in how many countries?
70
This African American sprinter from Tennessee won multiple gold medals in the Olympics and set world records in track and field
Wilma Rudolph
This type of science deals with mixing chemicals and elements together.
Chemistry
A new idea, product, or way of doing things.
Innovation
Before telephones, how did you get a message to someone?
Write and send letters. Travelers would travel with letters by foot, wagon, or train.
Moving clocks this direction will give us more daylight in the evening.
Moving ahead or forward.
This childhood disease crippled her left leg.
Polio
This type of wax is first to be applied to the bottom of a ski, is soft and colorless, and similar to candle wax.
Paraffin Wax.
careful study of something to find out information about it.
Research
What is the main idea of this article?
Communication changes as technology advances and improves.
DST became permanent in which year?
1966
She says, "This was one of the most important moments of my life.” When she was 9 1/2 years old.
Took off her brace and walked in to church for the first time without it.
The more of this resistance that skis have with the snow, the slower the skier will go.
Friction.
The enforced separation of groups of people based on their race
Segragation
This new communications tool came before telephones and helped send messages quickly by code.
Telegraph
What are 3 benefits to longer days?
more time outside, lower stress, improves memory, and gives us energy. Sunshine provides Vitamin D which boosts mood and supports healthy bones. Plus, more exercise for kids.
At the age of 16 in 1956, she did this.
Ran her first Olympic race at the games in Australia and won a bronze medal in the 4x100-meter relay
What is the main idea of the text?
Ski wax can help skiers move more quickly through the snow or stick to it.
to resist mixing with or allowing fluid to soak through
Repel
Early telephone lines went from person to person. These were called what?
Landlines
Which detail highlights the main goal of DST?
"With an extra hour of sunlight each evening, the government believed, Americans wouldn't use as much electricity to light their homes." (Paragraph 8)
After the Olympics, she founded this organization.
She founded the Wilma Rudolph Foundation: an organization that trains young athletes and encourages children to participate in sports.
Which statement best describes the author's overall purpose of the text?
To discuss the different ski wax formulas and how they affect skiers' performance
The collection and counting of votes
Poll