Phones Then and Now
A Journey Through Time Year 2 History
What do you know about phones?
Have you ever used a phone to call someone? What phones have you seen before? How do you think people talked to each other long ago?
Long Ago - The First Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone It was very big and heavy People had to speak very loudly Only one person could talk at a time
Phones in the Past
Rotary phones had a spinning dial You had to turn the dial for each number They were attached to the wall with a cord They only made phone calls
Let's Compare!
Look at the old phone and new phone What is the SAME about both phones? What is DIFFERENT about them? Share your ideas with a friend
Then and Now
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