Activity #9a: Communities Long Ago
We have been looking at communities long ago. First, we examined how urban communities and transportation have changed from 100 years ago. Next, we looked at how schools have changed.
Changes in Technology
So much has changed over the past 100 years. One area of change that has occurred is with technology. We don’t need to go back 100 years to see changes. There are dramatic changes that have taken place in just the past 50 years.
Watch the video:
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Activity #9b: Changes in Schools
Take out your Schools 100 Years Ago Reading Passage from last time and let’s check your answers to the questions.
#1 What does consolidate mean? Answer: To combine
#2 What is a rural area? Answer: Country areas.
#3 Why do you think that schools began to consolidate? Answer: Various answers possible (for example: population increase)
#4 What three jobs did teachers have? Answer: Teacher, principal, janitor.
#5 Why did school begin around 9:00? Answer: Students walked to school.
#6 What would you like about a one-room school? Answer: Various answers possible.
#7 What wouldn’t you like about it? Answer: Various answers possible.
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Activity #9c: Goods & Grocery Stores Long Ago
Buildings, roads, transportation, the population, schools, and technology are just some of the parts of communities that have changed dramatically in the past 100 years. Goods, which are the things we buy, have also changed.
The places where we buy these goods have changed as well. Stores are not the same as they were 100 years ago.
Grocery stores today:
Grocery Stores Long Ago:
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Activities for you to do:
#1 Reading & Questions: Grocery Stores 100 Years Ago.
#2 Grocery Store Changes: How have Grocery Stores Changed. (Note: If you find the pictures hard to see, use the photos shown above to answer the questions.)
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