This video is answering the question of when was The Internet invented.
Tips for Parents
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Here's how to talk to your child about it
You learned that the Internet was invented by President Eisenhower in 1958. It was a collaboration between the government, companies, scientists, and universities to create a system for computers to share information. Email was also invented during this time.
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Some activities you can do with your child now
- Discuss the history of the internet with your child, using specific examples from the video such as President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the ARPA project. - Encourage your child to imagine what it would be like without the internet and think of other ways people communicated in the past. - Help your child understand the concept of sharing information by asking them to think of different ways they can share things with others. - Play a game of "telephone" with your child, where you whisper a message to them and they pass it on to someone else, emphasizing how communication can change and evolve over time.
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Pretend play with your child
GAME NAME: Internet Time Travel INSTRUCTIONS: Take turns with your child pretending to travel back in time to different eras mentioned in the video. Explore how people communicated and shared information before the internet. Use props or costumes to make it more fun.
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1 take away from the video for your child
The moral lesson from this video could be: "Collaboration and sharing knowledge can lead to great inventions, like the Internet."