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Grade 1 · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 5

Then & Now

How our community changes

What your child practises

How communities change over time (new buildings, roads and technology), what stays the same, planned and unplanned events, and the local government and services that keep a community running.

NWT Curriculum learning standard: Key events and developments in the local community; characteristics of the local community that provide organization and meet the needs of the community

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Long ago, how did many kids get to school?

    • 🚶they walked
    • ✈️they flew in a plane
    • 🚇they took a subway

  2. Question 2

    What has stayed the same since long ago?

    • 🚗everyone drives electric cars
    • 📱everyone uses tablets
    • 👨‍👩‍👧families care for each other

  3. Question 3

    Long ago or today? Tap an item, then tap its basket.

    Sort into: 🕰️ long ago · 📱 today

    • 🚗electric car
    • 🐴horse and wagon
    • 💻laptop
    • 🤳video call
    • 🪵wood stove for cooking
    • 🕯️candle for light

  4. Question 4

    A store on Main Street closes and a café opens. The street has…

    • 🏞️turned into a lake
    • 🔄changed
    • 💨disappeared

  5. Question 5

    A photo of your town from long ago shows dirt roads. Today there are…

    • 🚫no roads at all
    • 🏞️rivers instead of roads
    • 🛣️paved roads

  6. Question 6

    Who gets to decide where a new park will go in town?

    • 📸a passing tourist
    • 🏛️the town council, after listening to people
    • 🧒one kid on the swings

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