<p> Virtual Fieldtrip through the History of Technology [ This worksheet was designed for use with this webpage ]</p><p>History of the Telephone</p><p>To start, you should be on the webpage called “The Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers” (If you’re not, click here)</p><p>Click on Image 3 – The Scientific Notebook from 1876 (Click it again to make it full screen)</p><p>1) What is drawn in the picture?</p><p>2) Where was Mr. Watson during this experiment and what did he have with him?</p><p>3) What did Bell shout to Watson through the phone?</p><p>4) Did it work? Did Mr. Watson hear the message?</p><p>Now we’re done with this site, head back to the Virtual Fieldtrip Page</p><p>Next, watch the first video on the page, “Far Speak – The History of the Telephone”</p><p>5) What happened in 1878?</p><p>6) What was the loading coil?</p><p>7) What did the vacuum tube do for telephony?</p><p>8) What happened in 1915?</p><p>Finally, watch the last video on the page, “First Phone Call” 9) What did Bell spill on himself during the experiment?</p><p>10) Was Bell happy with his invention at the beginning?</p><p>All right, we’re done with this section, head over to the Audio Recording section!</p><p>History of the Audio Recording Industry</p><p>You should be at the page, “The History of the Edison Cylinder Phonograph” (If you’re not, click here – All the answers are in the first paragraph)</p><p>11) What two machines was Edison working on which helped him create the phonograph?</p><p>12) What happened when you would speak into the mouthpiece of his original machine?</p><p>13) What was the first thing Edison recorded?</p><p>Now we’re done with this site, head back to the Virtual Fieldtrip Page</p><p>Check out the next paragraph on the page and then you’ll have some videos to watch.</p><p>14) What was the name of the first recording device?</p><p>15) What happened in 1877?</p><p>16) What happened in 1888?</p><p>17) What happened in 1948?</p><p>18) Where did tape recording come from? 19) What was the first step towards portable music?</p><p>20) When was the CD invented?</p><p>21) When was the MP3 invented?</p><p>Great work, now watch the second video! </p><p>As was briefly mentioned in the last video, Edison wasn’t the first to record sound. A Frenchman by the name of Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville actually beat him by about 17 years. However, he had no way to listen to the recordings he made. </p><p>Watch the second video and when you’re done, head on to the Film section of our trip!</p><p>History of Film</p><p>You should be on the site “History of Edison Motion Pictures” (If you’re not, click here)</p><p>22) What was a magic lantern?</p><p>23) What was the Zoopraxiscope?</p><p>24) What did Edison think of the Zoopraxiscope?</p><p>25) Who did most of the work inventing the Kinetoscope?</p><p>The next paragraph on our virtual fieldtrip page has a link to visit and you’ve got one question about that page:</p><p>26) In your own words, describe how the Kinetescope worked (4 sentences).</p><p>Next on the page, you’ll find a video, “A Brief History of Film.” Please watch it while answering these questions: 27) What was a Zoetrope?</p><p>28) Who invented the flexible film that Edison could use?</p><p>29) Who invented the projector that finally worked?</p><p>30) What was the first “movie?”</p><p>Watch the second video and when you’re done, head on to the Computer section!</p><p>History of Computers</p><p>You should be on the site “A History of the Computer” (If you’re not, click here)</p><p>31) What was the Abacus? (Click on the link below the picture)</p><p>32) What was the Difference Engine? (Same page as the Abacus)</p><p>33) What was ENIAC built for? (Under the Transistor page)</p><p>34) Who was Doug Engelbart and what did he do?</p><p>35) How much did a minicomputer cost in the 1960s? (Same page as Engelbart)</p><p>36) What company invented the first 8-bit microprocessor? (Under the Apple II Page)</p><p>37) By 1980, which company had 50% of the personal computer market? (Under the Apple II Page)</p><p>Now we’re done with this page, head back to the Virtual Fieldtrip Page While you’re watching the first video, answer the following question:</p><p>38) In your own words, how does a computer work? (5 sentences)</p><p>Next, watch the second video on the page and answer this question:</p><p>39) List 5 events (The date, the name of the event, and its importance) that are described in the video (2 sentences each). </p><p>Finally, watch the last video on the page (you’ll need the information in them for your final reflection) then head to our last page – The History of the Internet</p><p>The History of the Internet</p><p>For this section you should be on the page, “Internet History” (If you’re not, click here)</p><p>40) For this section, please write a 5 sentence summary of each decade. Include dates and the 5 most important events on each page. </p><p>The 1960s:</p><p>The 1970s:</p><p>The 1980s:</p><p>The 1990s:</p><p>Now we’re done with this page, head back to the Virtual Fieldtrip Page</p><p>41) While you’re watching the last video, “The History of the Internet,” write a 12-sentence summary about what you learned.</p><p>And you’re done! Nice work! Email me this worksheet and you’re all finished.</p>