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.

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.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. What was morse code and how was it used in the early stages of radio communication?
  2. How has the radio developed over time?
  3. Are letters still as popular now as they were many years ago? Why or why not?
  4. What are telegrams?
  5. 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.
Correct answer: 4 days.
6 days.
Q2.
Yuri Gagarin went to space in ______.
1951.
Correct answer: 1961.
1971.
Q3.
It does not cost a lot of money to be a tourist in space. True or false?
Correct answer: False.
True.

3 Questions

Q1.
Radio did not become widely popular until the 1950s. True or false?
Correct answer: False.
True.
Q2.
When did the telephone become widely popular?
In the 1900s.
Correct answer: In the 1920s.
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?
Correct answer: False.
True.

Lesson appears in

UnitHistory / How have people's lives changed in living memory?

History