History of the iPhone

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/history-of-the-iphone

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the project codename?Project Purple
2. What is the date of unveiling?January 9, 2007
3. What is an iPhone?It is a tiny computer that fits in your pocket and can do many things like talk, play music, and browse the web.
4. When was the first iPhone released?It was unveiled on January 9, 2007 at Macworld.

Capacitive Touchscreen: A type of touchscreen that detects touch by changes in electrical capacitance, allowing for multi-touch gestures.
User Interface (UI): The visual elements and interactive components through which a user controls a software application or hardware device.
Network Effect: A phenomenon where a product or service becomes more valuable as more people use it.