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History · Grades K–3

Long ago and today

Study guide for Kindergarten to Grade 3: 2 worked examples and 2 practice questions. Compare how people did everyday things long ago with how many people do them today. New tools often replaced older ones.

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Rule and key idea

Compare how people did everyday things long ago with how many people do them today. New tools often replaced older ones.

Worked examples

Which is a newer way to take pictures: a phone camera or a film camera?

First: a film camera. Later: a phone camera.

a phone camera

Today, many people use a music app on a phone to listen to music. What did people use long ago?

First: a wind-up gramophone. Later: a music app on a phone.

a wind-up gramophone

Try two questions

  1. Which is an older way to cross the ocean: an airplane or a sailing ship?

    1. a sailing ship
    2. an airplane

  2. Which is a newer way to cook food: a microwave oven or a wood-burning stove?

    1. a wood-burning stove
    2. a microwave oven

Answers and reasoning

Answers and marking notes
  1. a sailing ship

    First: a sailing ship. Later: an airplane.

  2. a microwave oven

    First: a wood-burning stove. Later: a microwave oven.

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