Time Capsule

Students at Upton Elementary have been busy analyzing the dominant cultures in 1 A.D., 1000 A.D., and 2000 A.D.

Culture Database

They have prepared descriptions of the types of clothes, houses, food, work, transportation, communication, beliefs, government, fun & games, and arts we enjoy today in the year 2000. These writings will be placed in a stainless steel canister donated by The History Channel to be opened at a later date. Scroll below to see what has been included.

In 2000 A.D. We Have…

Mrs. Vance's Kindergarten

Mrs. Wyatt's 1/2 Primary

Mrs. Seymour's Class

Mrs. Doty's Third Grade Class

Through the past two thousand years the ways people do things have changed. We will tell you a few.

Regan & Michelle

Food

We have ice cream that we keep cold in freezers. Pizza was invented recently.

Elijah & Vincent

Clothes

We wear shorts, t-shirts, long sleeved shirts and jeans. We wear socks and tennis shoes.

Natasha & Allie

Transportation

A long time ago they rode horses for transportation. Or they used a horse and chariot or a horse and buggy.

Jordan & Dalton

Now we have cars and trucks and jets.

Tony & Travis

They didn't know how to go into space and explore the moon. Now we send satellites to Uranus.

Ariel

We use rockets to go up and out of earth's atmosphere. We study planets. NASA studies if we could live on other planets but there is no air! We have special suits for that.

Lelen

Fun and Games

Vladi

Natasha & Emily

Inventions

We have TVs and washers and blow dryers. That's what dries our hair.

Natasha

Alex

Work

Government

Tony

Ms. Cooper's Fourth Grade Class

Clothes

Baggy pants are popular.

Justin

We all wear are bellbottoms and Tommy Helfinger wide legs. They're real cool.

Jay

Popular clothes are Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap & Nike.

Samantha & Kelli

Other brands that are popular are Adidas, Old Navy, American eagle, and Calvin Kline.

Martha

We have tank tops (sleeveless shirts) and capris (shorts that go down to your knees).

Nicole

Food

We eat beef, macaroni and cheese, pork, bacon, mashed potatoes and pizza.

Chris

Favorite foods are fried chicken, Campbell's chicken noodle soup, and ham or bologna sandwiches.

Samantha

Houses

People live in a house or an apartment or a trailer.

Nancy

Music

We have CD players that play music. Music is something people listen to during extra time.

Cassie

There are a whole bunch of new music faves. Some of the singers that sing pop rock are NSYNC, Back Street Boys, Brittney Spears, christina Augulaira, Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, LFO, 5ive, TLC, Bwitched.

Shawna

We have lots of country people to like: Vince Gill, George Straight, Dixie Chicks, & Tim McGraw.

Portia

My favorite singer is Garth Brooks.

Ronnie

Games & Fun

There are lots of crazes like Pokemon. They are the coolest cards and video games. They're not real but some of them resemble animals. You capture them and battle with them.

Jay

The best Pokemon is Scharizad if you train him right on the video game.

Joseph

Donkey Kong 1,2,3, & 4 are my favorite video games.

Dumas

We have a great deal of board and card games. Examples of some of these games are Monopoly, Candyland, Mouse Trap, Uno, Ship Bo, Rummy Cub, & Goosebumps.

Cassie

I like to play Red Rover & Duck, Duck, Goose.

Trevor

Transportation

We have cars, trucks, vans, trains, boats, planes for transportation. These take gas and run by a motor. Only 16 year olds and older can drive. Some people go really fast on tracks. This is called racing. Cars need rubber tires. Rubber tires need air.

James

Communication

Types of communication are talking, writing, e-mail, TV and walkie-talkies. Magazines are also popular.

Samantha

Inventions

We have telephones and cell phones.

Kyle

We have computers that you can set on a desk. We also have laptop computers. Computers are big. You could think of it as a big brain. It can save information you type. It has e-mail also. It is a way to send a message really quick or just for fun.

Laura

Computers are machines that keep things secret unless you open the file. We type on the computer with our hands. A computer can also print pictures in color.

Nicole

Mrs. Riggs Fifth Grade Class

We have a very unique lifestyle.

Transportation

We don't ride in carriages or on horses any more. Now we drive cars, trucks, motorcycles, and other vehicles.

Mandy

We have buses, four wheelers, and tractors.

Matthew

We have dirt bikes.

Casey

We have gas stations and space shuttles.

Chris

Games & Fun

I have a Sega. Some video games are Sonic 2, Jurassic Park, Spider Man, Robot Man, and Garfield.

Charlie

We have a lot of fun games. We play sports like baseball, basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, golf, swimming, and hockey.

Laressa

Food

We sometimes eat at home, but we also have restaurants to eat in such as McDonald's, Burger King, Rally's, Arby's, Wendy's, Western Steer, and my most favorite of all Texas Roadhouse. Some of the foods in the restaurants are fries, steaks, chips, salads, cookies, ice cream and much more.

Matt

Food is cooked in ovens and microwaves.

Nancy

We have pizza, cake and hamburgers.

Felicia

Communication

We communicate with each other by Internet, telephone, and TV.

Latessa

Beepers help us communicate.

Mary

Government

We have a democracy. The people get to vote for the President. He is Bill Clointon. People campaign to be President. Then they have a primary election. The winners compete with each other at the major election.

Clothes

We have platform shoes and high heels.

Latessa

Entertainment

For entertainment today we have CD's, movies, different books, video games such as Mario Brothers, Golden eye, Pod Racing, and others.

Matt

Inventions

We have video tapes, CDs, lasers, air conditioning, cable, satellite dishes, and CBs.

John

We have subways, VCRs, bubble gum and bathrooms.

Kyle

And that's the way it is in 2000 A.D. in Upton, Kentucky.