Year 2
How have the ways in which we communicate changed over time? (Part 1)
In this lesson, we will be learning about how the ways in which we communicate have changed over time. We will learn about how people communicated in the 20th century.
Year 2
How have the ways in which we communicate changed over time? (Part 1)
In this lesson, we will be learning about how the ways in which we communicate have changed over time. We will learn about how people communicated in the 20th century.
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Key learning points
- What was morse code and how was it used in the early stages of radio communication?
- How has the radio developed over time?
- Are letters still as popular now as they were many years ago? Why or why not?
- What are telegrams?
- How have telephones developed over time?
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3 Questions
Q1.
Roughly how long did it take to fly to Sydney, Australia in 1947?
2 days.
6 days.
Q2.
Yuri Gagarin went to space in ______.
1951.
1971.
Q3.
It does not cost a lot of money to be a tourist in space. True or false?
True.
3 Questions
Q1.
Radio did not become widely popular until the 1950s. True or false?
True.
Q2.
When did the telephone become widely popular?
In the 1900s.
In the 1950s.
Q3.
"It is more difficult now to communicate with family and friends living in other places than it used to be." True or false?
True.