Then and Now Transportation
Then and Now Communication
Then and Now Home
Famous Past Men
Famous Past Women
100
Define transportation
Transportation is a way to get from one place to another.
100
Define Communication
Communication is a way of talking to one another.
100
Define home
Home is where someone lives with a family.
100
What two famous men are from Dayton, Ohio, and why are these two men famous?
Orville and Wilbur Wright were famous for creating the first flying machine!
100
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt's husband?
Eleanor Roosevelt's husband was Franklin D. Roosevelt, the President of the United States!
200
"Now" people can fly in airplanes across the United States. "Then" people traveled on ... (Hint: Not a car!)
"Then people traveled on trains to travel across the United States.
200
"Then" people would use letters to communicate long distance. "Now" people write...
"Now" people write emails to communicate long distance!
200
"Then" people used wood burning stoves. "Now" people use..
"Now" people use gas or electric stoves!
200
Ron McNair's greatest contribution was
Ron McNair's greatest contribution was being the first African American to work on a space shuttle in space!
200
What was Ruby Bridges major contribution?
Ruby Bridges was the first African American girl to go to an all white school
300
"Now" when people move to a new home they load their things into a moving truck. "Then" people loaded their things onto a...
"Then" people moved their things in a covered wagon!
300
What is a scribe?
A scribe is someone whose job was to rewrite books by hand.
300
"Now" people light out kitchens using electric light bulbs. "Then" people would light their kitchens using..
"Then" people would light their kitchens using oil lamps!
300
What baseball team did Jackie Robinson first play for?
Jackie Robinson first played for the Dodgers!
300
Instead of yelling at the hateful people that would yell at Ruby as she walked into school, Ruby ______ for them. (fill in the blank!)
Ruby prayed for the hateful people!
400
"Then" people used ships to cross the ocean. "Now" people cross the ocean on...
"Now" people cross the ocean on a cruise ship!
400
"Now" people use cell phones to talk to people while driving in a car. "Then" people used...
"Then" people used car phones to talk to people while driving a car!
400
Please describe how to use a washboard (Hint: this is not another name for washing machine!)
A washboard was a rigid metal sheet placed into a soapy tub. A person would rub their dirty clothes along the rigid metal sheet to get the dirt out.
400
Name one character trait to describe the Wright Brothers.
Example: Creative
400
Name one character trait to describe Amelia Earhart
Example: Determined
500
Create your own example (one not already used!) of a transportation used "then" and related transportation used "Now"
Example: "Then" people would walk down the street. "Now" people can scooter down the street.
500
Create your own example (one not already used!) of a home used "then" and related transportation used "Now"
Example: "Then" people would use a dish towel to clean up a messy counter. "Now" people use paper towels to clean up a messy counter.
500
Create your own example (one not already used!) of a home used "then" and related Communication used "Now".
Example: "Then" people would pass notes. "Now" people text notes to each other.
500
What is a biography?
A biography is a story written about the life of a famous person.
500
What is an autobiography?
An autobiography is a book written by a famous person about their own life.
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