Nuclear power was to the twentieth century what steam power had been to the Ninth: a game changer.
State why Nuclear power was better than steam power?
Didn’t cause pollution and was ‘unlimited’.
What are the downsides to nuclear power?
It can make the most dangerous weapons that threaten humanity.
Give an example where there has been a chemical plant explosion and when?
Chernobyl.
Find a picture of it and put it here….
Who invented the Apple and when?
Steve Wozniak and Stephen Jobs
Name some of the many things that computers do for us to make our lives easier?
Keep track of finances, Write books, Design logos and sell real estate
What is the computer replacing?
Television and Stereos
Find a picture of the first apple computer and the latest apple computer/laptop now.
What ways do we use planes other than for travel?
Crop dusting and fighting forest fires
Find a picture of the first air NZ passenger plane and the latest air NZ passenger plane. What technologies have improved in that time...what has improved?
(I do not know if this was accurate because I couldn’t find anything else)
What did cars replace?
Henry Ford’s assembly-line production style made the automobile affordable and accessible to the average person (before Ford’s Model T was introduced in 1908, only the fabulously wealthy could afford a car). The automobile gave everyone a degree of mobility and personal freedom our forefathers could only dream of, and turned entire generations of teenagers into raging revheads.
Find an image of Henry Ford’s first automobile and an image of the latest electric car, and explain how we have come with cars.
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Who invented the first submarine and when. Find an example where submarines were usd in WWII. Find an image and put it here….
Who invented Antibiotics and when? How did this change health care forever?
TV’s - include an image of the first TV and a TV today. How has the tv had a positive effect on our lives and a negative effect?
What did people do before the invention of the internet?
Explain 10 ways in which you use the internet for your education and learning.
List here…
How was the radio crucial during WWII?
How does the radio work - find an image or diagram and put it here….
How has the internet impacted the radio?
