Lets

Lets look
look at
at how
how
changing
changing technologies
technologies
have
have affected
affected the the way
way
people
people dodo household
household
tasks
tasks over
over time!
time!

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Find the
the slide
slide that
that relates
relates to
to the
the
type
type of
of household
household technology
technology youyou
have
have chosen
chosen toto investigate.
investigate.

Past and present

technologies in the home
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 Technology used for mowing the lawn
Today,
Today, aa lot lot of
of
people
people use use
AA long
long time
time ago,
ago,
ride-on
ride-on
most
most people
people usedused As
As the the technology
technology
lawnmowers.
lawnmowers.
push
push mowers
mowersThis used
likeused to
like to make
make
This type type of of
this
this to
to mow
mow the the lawnmowers
lawnmowers
lawnmower
lawnmower
lawn.
lawn. These
These makes Howimproved,
Howimproved,have
have mowing
mowing
makes mowing
mowing
lawnmowers
lawnmowers the these
couldthe
these
couldthe changes
lawn became
changes
lawn became
the lawn
lawn aa lot
lot
only
only work
work ifif they
theyin lawnmower
ineasier
lawnmower
easier for
for people.
people.
easier
easier because
because
were
were powered
powered technology
This
byThis boy
technology
by boy is
is using
using aa
people
people dont
dont
people.
people. They
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And changed
had
hadmotorised
changed
motorised
some
some the
the
need
need to
to push
push
spinning
spinning blades
blades
people
people lives
lawnmower.
lives of
of people
lawnmower.
today
today people
anything!
anything!
that
that cut
cut the
the
have at
grass. home
home over
atrobot
grass.
have robot over
time?
time?
lawnmowers.
lawnmowers.
This
This lawnmower
lawnmower
does
does the the job job
without
without needing needing
aa person
person to to
push
push or or drive
drive it! it!

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 Technology used for cooking

A
A long
long time
time
ago,
ago, many
many
people
people used
used
stoves
stoves like
like this
this
wood-burning
wood-burning Many kitchens today have
stove. Many kitchens today have
stove. People
Peopleglass-top stoves that are
needed glass-top stoves that are
needed to to fuel
fuelsafer to use, and fan-forced
these safer to use, and fan-forced
these stoves
stoves ovens that push hot air
with ovens that push hot air
with wood
wood oror around the food to cook it
coal around the food to cook it
coal and
and wait
wait better. These stoves are
for better. These stoves are
for them
them toto designed to fit in with the
heat designed to fit in with the
heat upup before
beforerestHow have these
restHow
of
of have
the
the Over time,changes
these
time,
furniture
Over
furniture changes
inpeople
in the
people
the in
in
started
started to
to
cooking.
cooking. cooking
cooking technology
technology changed
changed
kitchen.
kitchen. use
use gas
gas oror electric
electric stoves
stoves that
that
the
the lives
lives of
were
wereof people
people
not at
not fuelledat home
fuelled home
by
by wood
wood oror
over
over time?
time?
coal.
coal. People
People couldcould more
more easily
easily
control
control thethe heat
heat levels
levels of
of these
these
stoves,
stoves, and and they
they took
took up
up less
less
room
room in in the
the kitchen.
kitchen.

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 Technology used for washing clothes

Electric
Electric washing
washing machines machines
changed
changed the the way way aa lot lot of
of
people
people did did their
their washing.
washing.
People
People did did not not havehave toto scrub
scrub
all
all the
the clothes
clotheswashed by
by hand.
hand. The
The
Many
Many years ago,
yearselectricago, people
people washed their
their
electric washing
washing machine
machine did
did
clothes
clothes by by hand.
hand. This
This woman
woman is
is using
using aa
most
most of
of the
the hard
hard work.
work.
scrubbing
scrubbing board board and and tub tub to to do
do the
the
Most people
Most people
This
This these
these
woman
woman days
daysis have
have
using
is had
using aelectric
electric
washing.
washing. She
She had toascrub
to scrub the the clothes
clothes
washing machines
washingwringer
machines
wringer to that
that
squeeze have
have themany
many water
againstto
against the
thesqueeze
ridges
ridges on thethe
on water
the scrubbing
scrubbing
different options
differentoutoptions
out of
boardof the
the
to for
for washing
washing
clothes.
clothes. Thisclothes.
Thisclothes.
was
was
board to get
get the
the dirt
dirt out.
out. ItIt was
was very
very
You
You just have
justalso
have to
to load
load the
the clothes
clothes and
and
hardhard
also
hard hard
work!
work! work.
work.
How The
How The
have
have
clothes
clothes
these
these
push a button!
push a button!
had to Wringers
Wringers
be
had to be placed placed are
are no
no
between
between longer
longer
changes
changes in
in technology
technology
needed
needed withwith
the these
these washing
the rollers.
rollers. washing
Then,
Then, machines,
machines,
aa handle
handle
used
used for
for washing
washing
because
becausehad they
they to also
also
be
had to be turned spin
spin
turned the
theto clothes
clothes
force
force the
tochanged the to
to
clothes
clothes changed the
the
get
get rid
rid of all
all of
of the
ofclothes
clothes the water.
water.the
through
through the wringers.
wringers.
lives
lives of of people
people at at
home
home over over time?
time?

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 Attributions
Slide 2: Man mowing a lawn with a hand mower, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Negative number 182750,
http://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/203558
http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/63645
http://pixabay.com/en/rush-lawn-mower-driver-green-733618/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Automower.jpg

Slide 3: Sallows, R.R., Basting the roast, 1910, Huron County Museum and Historic Gaol,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/huroncountymuseum/16592188411/in/photolist-rhcixZ-ow7sdY-outp6h-ownSgZ-oeYjgw-
oupKGq-oygDCR-oweDQP-owc1fr-owetyB-ow7j6X-oeXXWW-ovZvuS-oeVSKB-owiCHy-of1o22-of1oEh-oygCNz-oy7RjK-
ownBVn-ow235Y-of2cnM-of1PJX-ow8QFP-oeG5M1-oeQbfi-of2YmT-oeoJxB-oeGz2A-owuCEM-otKj4h-of2XnP-oeRaRS-odmgif-
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osGsdq-ovL2Xe/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Electrical_stoves#/media/File:REA_pie_from_oven.gif
http://pixabay.com/en/kitchen-design-cad-interior-home-673687/

Slide 4: Woman handwashing clothes on the veranda of a house, 1902-1904, John Oxley, State Library of Queensland, Negative
number: 39139, http://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/85308
Farm woman washing clothes in her motor-driven washing machine. Near Lincoln, Vermont, Library of Congress Prints and
Photographs Division Washington DC, http://www.loc.gov/item/fsa1998023404/PP/
Rosener, Ann, That washing machine has to last for a long time, so keep it in good condition. Drain it immediately after use,
rinse tub thoroughly, remove agitator or suction cups and rinse with clear water, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Division Washington DC, http://www.loc.gov/item/oem2002002204/PP/
Harvey, Ryan, https://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanh/1518407476/ CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

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