Need a complete set of primary sources related to the development, testing, and successful sending of the first telegraphic message? Primary Source Nexus comes through for you!
https://primarysourcenexus.org/2012/05/today-in-history-first-telegraphic-message-sent/
Want to help your students apply technology history to a current project about Civil War telegraphic messages? Check out Raul Almada 's post about "Decoding the Civil War" and Ruth Ferris 's post about "Military Telegraph Operators."
If you have any students who are big history buffs, the "Decoding the Civil War" project could make for a fun summer.
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006691784/
Morse apparatus and alphabet, 1877
Pre K - 2 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 12 Science Social Studies/History telegraph Samuel F. B. Morse Civil War Morse Code
Wow! This is a really interesting way to dive into communication with the telegraph. What's an interesting connection is with 4-PS4 Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer. I could see students choosing to communicate through patterns to transfer information!
Stephanie Renderman , be sure to read Raul Almada 's post about the Decoding the Civil War project at the Huntington Library here: https://tpsteachersnetwork.org/tps-commons/civil-war-telegraph-messages-decoding-the-civil-war