Long Distance Communication

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
activity California fax machine gold rush long-distance communication semaphore telegraph television United States US History USA wnsocialstudies social studies elementary inventions
Subjects
History-Social Science STEAM
Grade Levels
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
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Long Distance Communication

This Media Gallery explores the many transformations in communication through descriptions of the technological devices that enabled this transformation. These devices include the semaphore, the telegraph, the television, and the fax machine. Review these images and their descriptions keeping in mind how these devices changed the way people communicated.
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PBS Learning Media

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