History of computing timeline: what happened when?: timeline worksheet for Grades 7–8, page 1 preview

Timeline worksheet · Computers & Digital Literacy

History of computing timeline: what happened when? · Grades 7–8

Match 7 events about history of computing to their dates on a timeline using an event bank. Practices chronology and reading a scaled timeline.

Grades 7–8 · ages 12 to 14
Medium
15 to 20 minutes
1 page
Free

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The events

Directions: Each date on the timeline has a box. Write the letter of the event that happened then.

Events
Tim Berners-Lee proposes the World
Wide Web
Alan Turing describes a universal computing machine
Charles Babbage describes the Analytical
Engine
D ENIAC is unveiled to the public
Ada Lovelace publishes an algorithm for the engine
Colossus computers help break codes at
Bletchley Park
The first commercial microprocessor goes on sale
oldest newest

What your child practices

Your child practices chronology and reading a scaled timeline. The skill is “Computing systems”: describe hardware, software, files and networks and troubleshoot simple problems.

Grades and ages: Grades 7–8, ages 12 to 14
Time: About 15 to 20 minutes
Subject: Computers & Digital Literacy
Level: Medium for Grades 7–8
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is pitched at the expected level for Grades 7–8, for practice after the skill has been taught.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Find the oldest and newest events first, then fill in the middle.

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