1. what do we THINK we know?
1.1. things from a long time ago compared to now
1.2. we have more kinds of transportatoin NOW
1.3. present is what you are currently doing in person
1.4. past is something you ALREADY did - you did something last Wednesday
1.5. past is a long time ago
1.6. present is happening right now
1.7. we have learned how to communicate to connect with other people - starting with body language, then using our voices, different languages
1.8. communication is speaking, hand motions, sign language
1.9. with communication we now have phones and computers and in the past there was not technology like that
1.10. the first phone was made in 1889; people were trying to communicate at different levels in one building
2. definitions
2.1. past
2.1.1. a time that happened before now; could be a LONG time ago or could be a short period of time ago
2.2. present
2.2.1. what is currently happening right now
2.3. modern
2.3.1. what is current to the time
2.3.1.1. houses now compared to houses in the past
2.3.1.2. communication now compared to communication in the past
2.4. innovation
2.4.1. the introduction of something new that makes a significant change to a community
2.5. invention
2.5.1. something new that someone has created that has not be created before
2.5.2. these items are NOT natural, they ARE human-made
2.6. transportation
2.6.1. ways to travel from one place to another
2.6.1.1. cars
2.6.1.2. train
2.6.1.3. cruise ship
2.6.1.4. sailboat
2.7. communication
2.7.1. ways to talk to other people to share and connect
2.7.1.1. languages
2.7.1.2. ASL - American Sign Language
2.7.1.3. telephones/phones
2.7.1.4. talk
2.8. population
2.8.1. the amount of people or animals or objects in a specific area
2.9. community
2.9.1. a place where people live, work, and play
3. transportation
3.1. past (used more often in the past than it is used NOW in modern times)
3.1.1. riding horses
3.1.2. by foot
3.1.3. cars powered by steam
3.1.4. bicycles with one LARGE wheel and one tiny wheel
3.1.5. covered wagon
3.1.6. boat
3.1.7. canoes
3.2. present (used MORE often in modern times)
3.2.1. unicycle - one wheel
3.2.2. airplanes
3.2.3. gas powered cars
3.2.4. trains
3.2.5. buses
3.2.6. bicycle
3.2.7. motorcycle
3.3. How have changes in transportation helped or improved our lives?
3.3.1. Ambulances can get sick or hurt people help faster - urgent siutations!
3.3.1.1. Police can respond to bad situations faster and help people faster.
3.3.1.2. Firefighters can get to fires faster and they can carry more supplies. They would need multiple horses to do the job that just 1 firetruck can do.
3.3.2. Riding in car is faster than riding a horse when travelling far distances.
3.3.3. We can get out of bad situations faster than we could in the past. We can get farther away from danger more quickly.
3.3.4. Modern transportation allows us to travel faster and get places faster than we were able to in the past.
3.3.5. Electric cars help reduce the pollution of cars. Gas powered cars cause more pollution which can affect our lives and our ecosystem.
3.3.5.1. People can get sick from the pollution.
4. communication
4.1. past
4.1.1. letters, sent through the mail
4.1.2. cave drawings
4.1.3. passing notes
4.1.4. gathering in one place to talk or pass along notes
4.1.5. ringing bells to signal information
4.2. present
4.2.1. Braille
4.2.2. sign language
4.2.3. telephone/cell phone
4.2.4. speaking directly to someone
4.2.5. email
4.2.6. text
4.3. How have the changes in communication helped our lives?
4.3.1. We can talk to friends who speak different langauges using a translator app.
4.3.2. We can talk to people without seeing them in person.
4.3.3. We can talk to other people faster.
4.3.4. There are more ways that we can communicate with others.
4.3.5. Developing sign language allowed for deaf or heard of hearing people to be able to more easily communicate.
5. Population
5.1. population increase = more people
5.1.1. more roads
5.1.1.1. more cars
5.1.2. more buildings
5.1.2.1. bigger cities
5.1.2.1.1. more jobs
5.1.3. more homes
5.1.3.1. more schools
5.1.4. need more water
5.1.5. less air
5.1.6. less open, green spaces (trees, fields, farms)
5.2. population decrease = less people
5.3. PAST Aldie
5.3.1. lots of green spaces
5.3.1.1. lots of trees
5.3.1.2. lots of farm land
5.3.1.3. more wild animals
5.3.2. many horses
5.3.3. less cars
5.3.4. less houses/townhouses
5.3.5. less people
5.3.5.1. less schools
5.4. PRESENT Aldie
5.4.1. lots of schools
5.4.2. lots of houses/townhouses
5.4.3. lots of people = human population
5.4.4. less animal population
5.4.5. less farmland and green spaces
5.4.6. More jobs leads to more people which leads to needing more houses, roads, and schools.