ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Smile and Learn English History for kids – Travel through Time – Compilation
Welcome to an exciting journey through time! Are you ready to explore the past? Let’s start with Emily and Jay, two curious kids whose dad was a famous scientist. He worked in a lab and never let them in. But one day, they couldn’t resist and sneaked inside. There, they found a strange machine with lots of buttons!
Emily and Jay discovered that their dad had invented a time machine! Without thinking, they stepped inside. Jay accidentally pulled a lever, and the machine began to speak.
“Hello, children! I’m Timezor. You’ve turned me on, so now we must travel through time together. Buckle up; we’re heading to a prehistoric town from long ago.”
They arrived in a time when people lived in tribes. The tribe’s chief, Brear, welcomed them. He explained that people discovered fire about 790,000 years ago. Fire helped them stay safe from wild animals, cook food, and make tools. They also created amazing cave paintings, like those in the Cave of Altamira in Spain.
Emily and Jay saw people hunting mammoths. These giant animals, similar to elephants, went extinct around 11,000 years ago. People used mammoths for food, clothing, and tools. Back then, they made tools from wood, stone, and bones, like knives and arrows.
Next, Timezor took them to Egypt, over 2,000 years ago, during the time of the pharaohs. They met Cleopatra, the last queen of ancient Egypt. She was smart and spoke seven languages. The Egyptians built pyramids, which were tombs for pharaohs. The Nile River was very important for growing food and transporting goods.
Then, they traveled to Italy during the Renaissance, a time of great art and discovery. They met Michelangelo, who painted the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling all by himself. They also saw Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting, the Mona Lisa. Leonardo was a true Renaissance man, known for his many talents.
Timezor then took them to London during the Industrial Revolution. The city was busy and filled with smoke. They met George, a young scientist’s helper, who showed them the telegraph, a new invention that let people communicate over long distances. They also learned about steam engines, which powered trains and ships.
Finally, they traveled to California to meet Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who created the first personal computer, the Apple I, in 1976. This invention changed the world, making computers available for everyone to use at home.
Emily and Jay learned a lot on their time-traveling adventure. They realized the importance of listening to adults and working together. Their journey through time showed them how people and inventions have shaped our world.
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Time Travel Diary: Imagine you have your own time machine like Emily and Jay. Choose a time period from the story (Prehistoric Times, Ancient Egypt, the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, or Modern Times) and write a short diary entry about your day there. What did you see? Who did you meet? What was the most exciting thing you learned? Share your diary entry with a friend or family member.
Create a Time Capsule: Think about what you would put in a time capsule to show kids in the future what life is like today. Choose 3-5 items that represent our current time, such as a toy, a photo, or a piece of technology. Draw pictures of these items and explain why you chose them. Discuss with your classmates what they would include in their time capsules.
Inventor’s Workshop: Inspired by the inventions mentioned in the story, like the telegraph and the personal computer, think of an invention you would like to create. What problem does it solve? How does it work? Draw a picture of your invention and explain it to your class. You can even build a simple model using materials like cardboard, paper, and tape.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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[Music] Welcome to a trip through time! Are you ready to travel to the past? Emily and Jay were bored. Their dad was a famous scientist who worked in his lab and never let them in. But one day, the children ignored him and snuck in. There was a strange machine with a million buttons in the room, and they were surprised when they saw it.
Wow! Their dad had told them about a new invention—a machine they could use to travel back in time. Emily and Jay walked into the time machine without thinking. Jay accidentally hit a lever, and the machine started to talk.
“Hello, children! I’m Timezor. Why did you turn me on? Now you must travel with me through time. Fasten your seat belts; we’re traveling to a prehistoric town from many years ago.”
“Welcome! My name is Brear. I’m this tribe’s chief. Sit near the fire and tell me who you are. Be careful not to burn yourselves! People discovered fire around 790,000 years ago. Thanks to this discovery, they could protect themselves from wild animals, cook their food, and make weapons and tools. These paintings from ancient times of animals and lines have been found on rocks and caves. They are some of the oldest artwork known to man. One of the oldest and most important is in Spain, in the Cave of Altamira.”
“Look, Jay! They’re hunting mammoths over there! They’ll eat its meat, make clothes from its skin, make paint brushes, and make tools. The mammoth is a mammal similar to an elephant that went extinct around 11,000 years ago. They lived in herds and ate grass and shrubs. The biggest ones could grow to 17 feet high and 30 feet long. In the Paleolithic period, people needed to create tools to hunt and cook. They built them from wood, stone, and animal bones. Knives, arrows, and axes are some examples of tools.”
“Wow! And look over there—a man fishing with a spear! Hey, and that woman is picking berries. Speaking of food, I’m hungry! Brear, is there a burger place anywhere around here?”
“Fasten your seat belts; we’re traveling to Egypt more than 2,000 years ago, during the age of the great pharaohs.”
“Hey, Emily, what’s that woman doing on that throne, and why are those men carrying it? That must be pretty boring work, huh?”
“That’s Cleopatra, the pharaoh of Egypt. The Egyptians worked hard to build their pyramids.”
“Excuse me, Cleopatra, why do you have such a big house just for you?”
“Dear child, what you’re calling a house is actually a pyramid—a temple where they bury pharaohs. When a pharaoh dies, he is embalmed and placed here forever.”
“I don’t want to be a pharaoh; then I want to be a farmer or a merchant and travel on the Nile.”
“Cleopatra was the last queen of ancient Egypt. She was a beautiful and intelligent woman who spoke seven languages. She inspired many painters, sculptors, and writers. When the wealthiest Egyptians and the pharaoh and his family died, their bodies were embalmed and prepared to conserve them as long as possible. They cleaned and perfumed the body, wrapped it in bandages, and placed it in a wooden coffin. The Nile is the longest river in Africa. It was very important in Ancient Egypt because of the river; people could grow cereals and transport goods and people. In ancient Egypt, each doctor treated a different disease. They knew the parts of the body, made medicine, and even had instruments they used in operations.”
“Fasten your seat belts; we’re traveling to Italy during the Renaissance—a great time of discovery and art.”
“Fantastic! I always wanted to meet the artist Michelangelo and ask him if he painted the Sistine Chapel himself or if someone helped him.”
“Hello, children! Do you like my work? I did it all myself, even though it took four years. The Sistine Chapel is the most famous chapel in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Its ceiling is a series of fresco paintings by Michelangelo. He was an Italian Renaissance architect, sculptor, and painter, considered one of the greatest artists of all time. His most famous sculpture is David, and his most famous paintings are in the Sistine Chapel.”
“Is that the famous painter and inventor Leonardo da Vinci?”
“Yes! And that is the Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci. Isn’t she beautiful? The Mona Lisa is considered the most famous painting in the world and is housed in the Louvre Museum. He was born in Vinci in 1452 and was a painter, sculptor, inventor, architect, musician, anatomist, chef, and philosopher, which is why he’s known as a Renaissance man. Some of his more famous works are the Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian Man.”
“We’re traveling to London at the height of the Industrial Revolution. Hang on tight! This city is filled with smoke, and it’s so noisy. Let’s go ask those kids if there’s a park nearby.”
“Hi! What’s your name? You’re not going to school today?”
“Hello! My name’s George. My parents work at the factory, and I’m a scientist’s helper. Look at this machine; it’s called the telegraph. It was invented in 1837 by Morse in Boston. This invention allowed people many miles apart to communicate using a code. Its use extended to the United Kingdom.”
“George, can you show us around the city? We can go on a carriage or on a train. I want to visit the Thames River and Big Ben!”
“For rich people, the main means of transportation at this time in London were horse-drawn carriages. Everyone else walked. When cars were invented, carriages practically disappeared from cities. The first steam engines appeared during the Industrial Revolution. They made it easier to transport people and goods, used on land with trains and on water with steamships.”
“Look! That’s Charles Barry, Big Ben’s architect. Big Ben is a very tall tower! I want to study and be like him when I grow up.”
“Big Ben is the name most people know for the great bell clock tower at the English Parliament in London. It was designed by Charles Barry and finished in 1858. The clock is famous for its precision.”
“We’re traveling to California! We’re going to meet Steve Jobs and his friend Steve Wozniak, the creators of the first personal computer.”
“Fasten your seatbelts! Hi, kids! Welcome to our offices. We just created the first personal computer—the Apple I. I founded Apple in 1976 with my friend Steve Wozniak. Thanks to the success of the Apple II computer, I became very famous and widely respected. The Apple I was the first personal computer created by the Apple company in 1976, designed by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. A few years later, they invented the Apple II, the first computer in the world to sell successfully.”
“Wow! My dad has a computer at home with that apple drawing, but yours is really old. Are you sure it works?”
“Of course! It’s an amazing machine. Until now, nobody could have a computer at home. My inventions and machines were fundamental to the evolution of personal computers.”
“Mr. Wozniak, it doesn’t look to me like it will work, but if you say so, I believe you. I do know that in the future, you guys are going to be very famous, right, little brother?”
“An instant camera is a kind of camera that takes a picture and prints it off the camera.”
“Dad, we’re so sorry we disobeyed you and went into your lab. We’ll never do it again!”
“Emily! Jay! Where were you? I was so worried! I thought you’d gotten lost. Come here and give me a hug!”
This story is coming to an end. Emily and Jay learned that you must always obey adults, and they discovered that with respect and teamwork, the world works better.
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