THE HISTORY OF THE TELEPHONE


INSTRUCTIONS: Watch the video above, then answer each question below in COMPLETE SENTENCES. You MUST type a minimum of 75 words before you can submit this assignment.

*** ANSWER THE SEVEN QUESTIONS BELOW IN COMPLETE SENTENCES ***

1.) Before the telephone was created, how did people communicate with each other from long distances?

2.) In the 1840's a new way of sending messages over a long distance was invented. What was the name of the invention and who created it?

3.) When was the first telephone call made, and who was the call made to?

4.) Who was the person responsible for connecting calls from one person to another, when telephones where first used in homes?

5.) One to three digit numbers were used for the first telephones numbers. What three digit number do we still use today for emergencies?

6.) When were the first push button telephones used?

7.) Look at the Morse Code sheet handed to you in class. Use the period (for short beeps [.]) and dash (for long beeps [-]) to spell the word TELEPHONE. (YOU MUST GET THIS QUESTION RIGHT TO HAVE YOUR NAME ADDED TO THE PRIZE WHEEL).