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1 Suggested levels for Guided Reading, DRA, Lexile, and Reading Recovery are provided in the Pearson Scott Foresman Leveling Guide. Windows to the Past by Lana Cruce Genre Expository nonfiction Comprehension Skills and Strategy Compare and Contrast Main Idea Text Structure Text Features Captions Labels Diagrams Headings Scott Foresman Reading Street ì<(sk$m)=bdchjj< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U ISBN

2 Windows to the Past by Lana Cruce Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois Parsippany, New Jersey New York, New York Sales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts Duluth, Georgia Glenview, Illinois Coppell, Texas Ontario, California Mesa, Arizona

3 Preserving the Past Making a time capsule is a way to preserve information about our culture. We save objects that represent our life today so that they will be discovered by people in the future. This way, people in the future can use the objects to study the past. A time capsule is a special container that holds objects from a certain time. It could be an expensive steel box designed to preserve valuable objects for five thousand years. It could be as simple as a shoebox that you put in your closet to be opened in five years. Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education. Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), Background (Bkgd) Opener: Corbis Media; 1 DK Images; 3 Corbis Media; 4 (T) DK Images, (B) Aurora Photos; 5 Index Stock; 6 Corbis Media; 7 Corbis Media; 8 Corbis Media; 9 Patrick Ward/Corbis; 10 Corbis Media; 11 Corbis Media; 12 Corbis Media; 13 PhotoEdit; 14 DK Images; 15 (L) Corbis Media, (C) DK Images, (R) Corbis Media; 16 Animals, Animals/Earth Scenes ISBN: Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois V

4 Pyramids and Cornerstones In some ways the Egyptian pyramids are similar to time capsules. Scientists can study the culture of the ancient Egyptians by examining objects found in pyramids. Pyramids, however, are not real time capsules, because they were not supposed to be opened. Real time capsules are meant to be opened on a certain date. The pharaohs tombs were not meant to be opened. Workers laying cornerstone for the United Nations building in New York. 4 Like the pyramids, cornerstones are similar to time capsules but are not real time capsules. People sometimes bury objects in the bases of buildings that are being constructed. Unlike time capsules, which are meant to be opened, cornerstones are only meant to be discovered when a building falls down or is destroyed. 5

5 Time Capsules A centennial time capsule is one that will be opened in one hundred years. A millennial time capsule is one that will be opened in one thousand years. What do you think you would find if you opened a time capsule that is one hundred years old? How about one that is one thousand years old? The World s Fair capsule is lowered into place. This time capsule was made to be closed up for five thousand years! The term time capsule was first used during the 1939 World s Fair in New York City. A company called Westinghouse created a time capsule to be opened in five thousand years. In it they put many everyday objects, such as a camera and a toothbrush. They thought about calling the project a time bomb because the capsule was shaped like a missile. However, that didn t seem right, and it soon became known as a time capsule. But who inspired this project? 6 7

6 The Crypt of Civilization A few years before the 1939 World s Fair, a man in Atlanta, Georgia, was making his own time capsule. Although he did not call it a time capsule, it is now often called the grandfather of all time capsules. The man s name was Thornwell Jacobs, and he would call his project the Crypt of Civilization. A crypt is an underground room. Dr. Jacobs built his crypt in the basement of a building at Oglethorpe University, where he was president. He built the crypt in an old swimming pool, because the pool was waterproof. The Crypt of Civilization was sealed with a steel door. Dr. Jacobs said his crypt should remain closed until the year (left) Dr. Thornwell Jacobs shown holding some of the objects in the Crypt of Civilization. (below) This crypt is beneath a church in Germany. 8 9

7 The crypt also contains a machine that teaches the English language. Dr. Jacobs included this machine in case the people who open the crypt in the year 8113 do not speak or read English. The machine was invented just for the crypt and is called the Language Integrator. 10 Placing items in the crypt. The contents of the Crypt of Civilization include a typewriter, a cash register, a sewing machine, a flashlight, dolls dressed in the fashions of the day, a radio, a pair of binoculars, a fishing pole, a flyswatter, records, newspapers, toys, drinks, and a watch. The crypt was sealed on May 28, It is to be opened on May 28, Sealing up the crypt. 11

8 Oglethorpe University Dr. Jacobs wanted to fill the Crypt of Civilization with as much knowledge from books as he could. Because books take up a lot of room, Dr. Jacobs and his staff made small copies of each book page, using a microfilm camera. They copied more than 600,000 pages in this way. In 1990, the fiftieth anniversary of the sealing of the Crypt of Civilization, the International Time Capsule Society (ITCS) was started at Oglethorpe University. One of the society s main purposes is to keep a list of all the time capsules made. Anyone who makes a time capsule can send information about it to the ITCS. 12 These students are looking at microfilm. 13

9 Garrett Nelson s Letter Anyone can make a time capsule. Seven-year-old Garrett Nelson made a time capsule with his grandfather. It was a ten-year time capsule. Garrett made his time capsule in He opened it in the year 2000, when he was seventeen. Garrett and his grandfather placed newspaper clippings, photographs, drawings, and a small coin collection in a metal box. In his time capsule Garrett also included a letter to himself. He wrote about his life and what he would like to do when he grew up. Garrett made some predictions about what his life would be like ten years later the next time he would be reading the letter

10 Feb. 13, 1990 Hi Garrett, this is Garrett. I am making a time capsule and Grandpa Jack is helping me. I am seven years old and in the second grade. I have a little sister named Madison and my mom s name is Cheryl. Madison is taking ballet and she is going to have a performance soon. We live in the country. I like to play in the woods and wade in the creek. I also like to draw. When I grow up I want to be a teacher. We are going to open this time capsule in ten years. In ten years I will be in high school. I will be tall. I will be able to push the lawnmower and drive a car. I will still live with my mom and Madison because they are my family and I love them. Bye Garrett of the future, see you in ten years! Garrett 16 Take pictures to put in your time capsule. 17

11 Now Try This Make Your Own Time Capsule Now that you have learned a little about the history of time capsules and some ideas for putting together a time capsule, it is time to make one of your own. Here s How to Do It! 1. Choose how many years you want to wait to open your time capsule. It could be one year, five years, ten years, or more. 2. Write a letter to yourself. Tell how old you are, what your school is like, what activities you enjoy, and who your friends are. Then write about what you think you will be like when you open your time capsule. 3. Draw a picture of yourself and your family as they look now. Then, draw a picture of what you think you and your family members will look like when you open the time capsule. 4. Put your letter in a large envelope or a shoebox. Add photos, drawings, newspaper clippings, and any other small objects that you think will remind you about your life as it is now. 5. Tape your time capsule shut. Label it with your name, the date, and the date it is to be opened. Decorate it as you wish. Have fun! 18 19

12 Glossary centennial adj. a one-hundred-year anniversary. crypt n. an underground room or vault. culture n. the history, traditions, and language of a group of people. millennial adj. a one-thousand-year anniversary. preserve v. to keep safe from damage or harm. represent v. to stand for something else. valuable adj. something that is special to someone. Reader Response 1. Compare and contrast the time capsule Dr. Jacobs put together and Garrett Nelson s time capsule. How are they alike? How are they different? Use a Venn diagram like the one below to help you organize your ideas. 2. Sometimes authors use examples to tell more about a topic. What two examples of time capsules are given in this book? 3. Look up the word culture in your glossary. What could you tell someone else about your own culture? 4. Use the headings in this book to find the page with information about the pyramids. 20