New forms of Communication
electricity - the ability to send
electrical impulses by wire
Samuel F. B. Morse invented the telegraph and morse code Watch short movie
Watch The Rise of the Telegraph 6 min video:
MORSE CODE sounds
A ._ B _... C _._. D _.. E .
F .._. G _ _. H .... I .. J ._ _ _
K _._ L ._.. M _ _ N _. O _ _ _
P ._ _. Q _ _._ R . _. S ... T _
U .._ V ..._ W ._ _ X _.._ Y _._ _
Z _ _..
1 ._ _ _ _ 2 .._ _ _ 3 ..._ _ 4 ...._ 5 .....
6 _.... 7 _ _... 8 _ _ _.. 9 _ _ _ _. 0 _ _ _ _ _
fullstop(.) ._._._ , _ _.._ _ ? .._ _..
Until the first transatlantic cable was laid,
the fastest communication between Europe
and North America took at least a week
The Transatlantic Cable
-
Matthew Maury "Pathfinder of the Seas"
Cyrus Field laid the first transatlantic cable
Watch Cyrus Field and the Transatlantic Cable 11 min video:
 |
"Wanted - Young, Skinny, Wiry Fellows not over 18. Must be expert riders, willing to risk deathdaily." |
Pony Express
Ranked among the most remarkable
feats to come out of the 1860 American
West, the Pony Express was in service
from April 1860 to November 1861. Its
primary mission was to deliver mail and
news between St. Joseph, Missouri, and
San Francisco, California.
New Technology made life easier for
all Americans.
technology : the application of
science to industry
AKA Applied Sciences
Read page 251 define the following terms
investors
capital
corporations
stock
dividends
laborers
Read page 252. Describe what life was
like for the unskilled laborers.
Questions to ponder p 252-253
1. Why did many Irishmen and
Germans come to America?
2. Why did Americans become alarmed
at the number of immigrants ?
Lesson Objectives Students will learn OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to: 1. list 2. explain the difference between 3. describe the 4. chart on a map the 5. define the terms 6. Explain the significance of Knowledge: Recall of data. Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words. Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace. Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.
Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.
| Remember : Recognizing, Recalling |
| Understand : Interpreting, exemplifying, classifying, summarizing, inferring, comparing, explaining |
| Apply : Executing, implementing |
| Analyze : Differentiating, organizing, attributing |
| Evaluate : checking, critiquing |
| Create: generating, planning, producing |