Social Studies Unit 3 Lessons 3-4 Created by Educational Technology Network. www.edtechnetwork.com 2009

10 20 30 40 50 Farming Then and Now Mapping Changing Communities Vocabulary Random 10 20 30 40 50

Farming Then and Now- 10 True or False: Farmers use some different tools today than farmers used long ago.

Farming Then and Now– 10 True– Farmers today use different machines that have helped make farming more efficient.

Farming Then and Now- 20 What were some things that farmers worried about long ago?

Farming Then and Now– 20 Animals such as bugs, mice, and rabbits Harsh weather conditions

Farming Then and Now- 30 What are some ways technology has improved farming today?

Farming Then and Now– 30 Technology makes work go faster. Tractors and other machines were invented to help make planting and harvesting easier. Sprinkler systems help water crops when rain is scarce.

Farming Then and Now- 40 True or False: Farmers long ago produce MORE crops than farmers today.

Farming Then and Now– 40 False Due to increase in technology farmers today produce more goods than farmers long ago.

Farming Then and Now- 50 What are some similarities of farming today and farming long ago.

Farming Then and Now– 50 Farmers today and farmers long ago both used the land to grow crops. Farmers today and farmers long ago both sell their crops to others.

Mapping- 10 On a map you follow a _________________ that leads you from one place to another.

Mapping – 10 route

Mapping- 20 On a map, you look at the _______________to tell you the direction of North, South, East, and West.

Mapping– 20 Compass Rose

Mapping- 30 What direction would you travel on Interstate 17 to go from Flagstaff to Phoenix? Flagstaff Phoenix

Mapping– 30 You would travel South.

Mapping- 40 What highway goes from Flagstaff to Phoenix? Flagstaff

Mapping– 40 You would take Interstate 17.

Mapping- 50 Why would following a route be helpful?

Mapping– 50 Following a route will help you get from one place to another without getting lost.

Changing Communities- 10 How did people communicate long ago?

Changing Communities- 10 People wrote letters or talked face to face.

Changing Communities- 20 How do people communicate today that is different from long ago?

Changing Communities- 20 Today people can call, text, and send emails to communicate with others.

Changing Communities- 30 How did people move from place to place long ago?

Changing Communities- 30 People used to travel by foot, horseback, and/or covered wagon.

Changing Communities- 40 True or False: Long ago, transportation was easy and people could get quickly from one place to the next.

Changing Communities- 40 False Long ago, transportation was hard and slow.

Changing Communities- 50 How do you communicate with your family and friends today?

Changing Communities- 50 Phone Calls Emails Text Write Letters Visit face to face

Vocabulary- 10 What is communication?

Vocabulary– 10 Communication is the sharing of ideas and information.

Vocabulary- 20 _________________ is the moving of goods and people from one place to another.

Vocabulary- 20 Transportation is the moving of goods and people from one place to another.

Vocabulary- 30 What is a route?

Vocabulary– 30 A route is a path that leads you from one place to another.

Vocabulary- 40 What is the environment?

Vocabulary– 40 The environment is all the things we find around us.

Vocabulary- 50 What is technology?

Vocabulary– 50 Technology is the use of new objects and ideas in every day life.

Random- 10 What are modes of transportation we use today?

Random- 10 Cars Planes Trains Boats Walking Bicycle

Random - 20 What type of communication do we still use today just like people did long ago?

Random- 20 People still write letters and talk face to face.

Random - 30 Did people write e-mails and text each other to communicate long ago?

Random- 30 No, long ago people wrote letters and talked face to face.

Random- 40 What do farmers do for us?

Random- – 40 Farmers grow crops and raise animals that provide food and other products for people to use.

Random - 50 True or False, technology has helped farmers become more efficient.

Random- 50 True, technology has helped farmers by allowing them to work faster.