Changing Communities

What did Martin Luther King help do during his lifetime?

• He helped farm workers.

• He helped teachers to get better pay.

• He became a leader to end segregation.

• He taught blind people to read.

Why did Cesar Chavez lead a protest?

• He fought to get farmworkers better pay and working conditions.

• He fought to end unfair treatment of American Indians.

• He fought to end bus segregation.

• He fought to have school for everyone.

How has transportation changed our country? 

• We are able to get people and goods to places faster and cheaper. 

• It has made it harder to get from one place to another. 

• We can have more fun. 

• It hasn't changed our country much at all. 

Telephone

Computer

Lightbulb

Television

Automobile

What do the items above have in common? 

• They are all forms of transportation. 

• They are all forms of communication. 

• They help people see well. 

• They are all types of inventions. 

Which individual took actions to change the community by fighting for human rights and working for the United Nations?

• Harriet Tubman

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Susan B. Anthony

• Katherine Johnson

Which individual took action to change the community by helping ending segregation?

• Cesar Chavez

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Bill Martin Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

The telephone improved the community be allowing people to travel faster.

• True

• False

How did Susan B. Anthony take action to change her community?

• She helped women win the right to vote.

• She helped end segregation.

• She helped slaves escape to the North.

• She protested for better working conditions for farmers.

Protesting is one way to create change in your community.

• True

• False

How have inventions like the telephone and computer changed how we communicate?

• They help us get to different places quicker.

• They help us take action to create change.

• They help us start new communities.

• They help us quickly connect with people all over the world.