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American Computer Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a pictorial timeline of technology developments.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Who Am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a review of famous inventors and people of the Second Industrial Revolution. Activotes questions are included. There is a citation for a United Streaming video clip at the end that could be...
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Education.com

Education.com: Morse Code Messaging

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] One of the most important code systems invented is the internationally-recognized Morse code, which matches dots and dashes to letters of the alphabet. This revolutionized communication by sending...
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Treasures: "Mr. Watson Come Here!"

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Library of Congress has Alexander Graham Bell's lab notebook in which he tells the story of the first successful telephone exchange.
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Granville T. Woods

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief biography of Graville T. Woods, known as "The Black Edison" because of the multitude and scope of his inventions. Perhaps his most important was a way for trains to communicate with each other.
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Handout
National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Samuel F. B. Morse

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an Inventors Hall of Fame website on Samuel F.B. Morse. Includes a short biography and portrait.
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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Thomas Edison Biography

For Students 1st - 8th
Interesting biographical information, famous inventions, and quotes of Thomas Edison, one of America's greatest inventors.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cyrus W. Field

For Students 9th - 10th
Led the Atlantic Telegraph Company that laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cyrus W. Field

For Students 9th - 10th
An American businessman who helped create the Atlantic Telegraph Company, as well as lay the first telegraphic cable across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cyrus West Field

For Students 9th - 10th
Cyrus West Field (November 30, 1819-July 12, 1892) was an American businessman and financier who led the Atlantic Telegraph Company, the company that successfully laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Alaska, 1914

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Alaska from 1914 showing the State capital at Juneau, cities, towns, ports, railroads, overland and submarine telegraph lines, mineral mines, major rivers and mountains, coastal features, and islands. A grid reference in the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Alaska, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Alaska from 1919 showing the State capital at Juneau, cities, towns, ports, railroads, overland and submarine telegraph lines, major rivers and mountains, coastal features, and islands. The map uses color-contouring to show...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Alaska, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Alaska from 1920 showing the State capital at Juneau, cities, towns, ports, railroads, overland and submarine telegraph lines, major rivers and mountains, coastal features, and islands. The map has inset maps detailing the areas...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Alaska, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Alaska from 1920 showing the State capital at Juneau, cities, towns, ports, railroads, overland and submarine telegraph lines, major rivers and mountains, coastal features, and islands. The map has inset maps detailing the areas...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Alaska, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Alaska from 1920 showing the State capital at Juneau, cities, towns, ports, railroads, overland and submarine telegraph lines, major rivers and mountains, coastal features, and islands. The map has inset maps detailing the areas...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Alaska, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Alaska from 1914 showing the State capital at Juneau, cities, towns, ports, railroads, submarine telegraph lines, major rivers and lakes, mountains, coastal features, and islands. The map is keyed to show gold placers, gold and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Australia, 1914

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Australia in 1914 showing states, territories, and divisions, major towns and cities, rivers, mountains, railways, overland telegraph routes, submarine cables, and steamship routes. This map also has a list of principle cities...
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Etc: Maps Etc: New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania in 1920 showing counties, cities, ports, railroads, cables and major overland telegraph lines, rivers, mountains, and coastal features.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Austria Hungary, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Austria-Hungary in 1919, showing cities, submarine telegraph lines, canals, and railroads.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Austria Hungary, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Austria-Hungary in 1920, showing railroads, canals, and submarine telegraph lines. This map shows the partition of the Austro-Hungarian territories after WWI, showing the new boundaries established by the Treaty of Saint...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Austria Hungary, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Austria-Hungary in 1920, showing railroads, canals, and submarine telegraph lines. This map shows the partition of the Austro-Hungarian territories after WWI, showing the new boundaries established by the Treaty of Saint...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: British Columbia, 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1912 of British Columbia showing the provincial capital of Victoria, major cities and towns, existing and proposed railroads, telegraph lines and submarine cables, mountains, lakes, rivers, coastal features, and islands.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Southern British Columbia, 1922

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1922 of the southern part of British Columbia showing the provincial capital of Victoria, major cities and towns, existing and proposed railroads, telegraph lines and submarine cables, mountains, lakes, rivers, coastal...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Maritime Provinces of Canada, 1922

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1922 of the Canadian Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, with an inset map of Newfoundland. The map shows the provincial capitals of Fredericton (New Brunswick), Halifax (Nova Scotia),...

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