What We're Learning

• Telegraph: A machine used to send coded messages 

• Timeline: Events shown in time order 

• Technology : Tools people create to solve problems 

• Communication: Sharing ideas and information 

💡 Design the Future of Communication

Become an inventor and create a communication device from the future!

Students will:

• identify a communication problem,

• design a solution,

• draw their invention,

• and explain how it works.

📄 Open Worksheet

🎞 Communication Through Time Lesson

• Explore how communication changed from the Pony Express to modern technology through this interactive classroom presentation. Open Presentation

🎮 Nearpod Interactive Lesson

• Practice what we learned through games, drawing activities, and interactive questions. Start Nearpod Lesson 

Talk Together

Communication has changed a lot over time! Talk with a parent, grandparent, guardian, or trusted adult about the communication tools they used when they were younger.

Ask Questions Like:

• Did you ever write letters?

• What kind of phone did you use?

• How did you communicate before cell phones?

• What invention changed communication the most?

Be ready to share one interesting thing you learned from your family interview!

Draw or write:

• something you learned,

• something that surprised you,

• or how communication has changed over time.

📄 Open Family Interview Sheet

🌟 Student projects and classroom creations coming soon!