K-1.2
Standard K-1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the way families live and work together now and the way they lived and worked together in the past.
K-1.2 Explain how changes in modes of communication and transportation have changed the way that families live and work, including e-mail and the telephone as opposed to letters and messengers for communication and the automobile as opposed to the horse for transportation.
It Is Essential For Students To Know:
- It is essential for students to know examples of different historical communication systems, such as runners, "talking drums", smoke signals, the pony express and the telegraph.
- Students should understand communication systems of today such as telephones, e-mail, fax, and satellite systems.
- It is essential for students to know that transportation means to travel from one place to another.
- Students should explain that there are a variety of transportation methods that have allowed people to move from one place to another.
- Students should distinguish between water, air, and land transportation.
- Students should know examples of transportation systems throughout history such as horseback, bicycles, railroads, ships and ferries.
- Students should understand transportation systems of today such as automobiles, airplanes, and helicopters.
It Is Not Essential For Students To Know:
- It is not essential for students to know how different forms of transportation operate or the technical background of communication systems.
- Students do not need to know who invented different forms of communication or transportation systems.
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