How did the telephone change the way families communicated with each other?

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What role did the radio play in entertaining and informing people in the past?

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Why were these inventions considered magical by the people who first used them?

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History · 5th Year · Continuity and Change: Transport and Communications · 3o Periodo

The Telephone and Radio

Discover how the invention of the telephone and radio brought voices into homes and connected communities instantly.

NCCA Curriculum SpecificationsNCCA Primary School Curriculum History Fifth and Sixth Classes: Continuity and change over time;Investigate the invention of the telephone and radio and their impact on daily life.

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Discover how the invention of the telephone and radio brought voices into homes and connected communities instantly.

Key Questions

How did the telephone change the way families communicated with each other?
What role did the radio play in entertaining and informing people in the past?
Why were these inventions considered magical by the people who first used them?

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