Ages of technology

Ask a grandparent or an older person: what did people use to send news when you were a child? Write one sentence.

Draw the four ages in order on a strip of paper and write the years under each.

Find three things at home that use electricity to share information (for example a television or a telephone). Write their names.

A girl writes 15 words in 3 minutes. What is her speed in words per minute? Show the sum.

Choose the best way to send each message and say why: (a) “I am ready, come now”; (b) a long story for your uncle abroad.