Life in the Past: A Historical Perspective

What is the past?

• Things that have already happened.

• Things that might happen.

What is the present?

• Things that happened a long time ago.

• Things that are happening right now.

What is the future?

• Things that will happen later.

• Things that happened a minute ago.

Which of these is an old phone?

• A phone with a cord.

• A phone that can do much more.

How did people travel in the past?

• By car.

• By horse and buggy.

What did people use for light in the past?

• Fire.

• Flashlights.

How did people cook food in the past?

• Using an oven.

• Using fire.

What did people use to write in the past?

• Feather and ink.

• Markers.

How do people change over time?

• They change from the past to the future.

• They only change when they want to.

What happens to communities and schools as time passes?

• They change.

• They disappear.