1. Set Focus
Pose this essential question: How does innovation lead to further innovation—and economic growth?
2. List Vocabulary
Share some of the challenging vocabulary words in the article (see below). Encourage students to use context to infer meanings as they read.
- cumbersome (p. 18)
- transmission (p. 18)
- succinct (p. 19)
- prophetic (p. 19)
- disk (p. 20)
- proliferation (p. 21)
3. Engage
Ask: How big do you think the first computers were? Then have students examine the photos of early computers on page 20. Have them share their observations and what they find most surprising or interesting about the photos.