Technology changes how we live
Describe how technological developments changed people's lives at home and the ways they worked, travelled and communicated
Lesson
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“Technology changes how we live means comparing past and present tools for home jobs, travel, and communication. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.”
Bring to the table
- Then/now picture pairs (wash, travel, message)
- Paper to order transport: cart → train → car → plane
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Washing machines save time versus washboards. Cars and planes changed travel distance. Video calls changed how we talk across distance.
Optional challenge. For Technology changes how we live, add one source (photo/article) that shows the change.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: then/now; travel order; communication change; support used. This session samples tech change, not mastery of industrial history.
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Technology changes how we live means comparing past and present tools for home jobs, travel, and communication. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.
Materials: Then/now picture pairs (wash, travel, message); Paper to order transport: cart → train → car → plane. 1. Compare washing clothes then vs now. Say one effect on people's lives. 2. Order transport pictures and say how travel changed. 3. Trace communication: letter/telegram → phone → email/video. 4. Fresh check: child names one change and its effect. Record and stop. Done: one then/now change named with its effect. Proof: parent note of change and effect. Stop: End after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
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Check then/now changes in work, travel, or talking.
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Everyday technology
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Everyday technology supports Technology changes how we live. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Before you openAsk one then/now technology change and how it affected daily life.
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Science Museum. “Everyday technology.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- Compare how a household job was done in the past and today (e.g. washing clothes with a copper and washboard vs a washing machine) and describe the effect on people's lives
- Order pictures of transport (horse and cart, steam train, car, plane) and explain how each changed travel
- Explain how communication changed from letters and telegrams to telephones, email and video calls, using one source as evidence
“Can your child explain how washing clothes, travelling or keeping in touch with family has changed since their grandparents were young?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Family & Community History
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
Standards