History of the Telephone

Who was the first person to patent the telephone?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington

In what year did the mobile phone become popular?

• 1950

• 2015

• 1980

How does a landline work?

• It works like a microphone for your voice.

• It uses electricity to carry sound from one telephone to another.

• Signals are sent through tall towers.

How does a cellphone work?

• Turns your voice into an electric signal.

• Sends messages to your computer.

• Uses wires to call and send messages?

The word telephone comes from the Greek language, and it means......

• box and sounds

• tele and phone

• far and sound

If a signal is sent through the air it uses....

• Wires

• Aliens

• Satellites

Chose all of the ways the telephone helps our lives.

• Safety

• Keeping in touch with family and friends.

• Tattle telling on your brother or sister.

• Getting information wherever you are.

• Throwing it like a football.

Chose all of the ways the telephone hurts us.

• Brother can hit you in the head with it.

• Radiation can affect your health.

• Your mom calls you all the time.

• Bad people can steal your information.

How big was the first phone book?

• 100 pages

• 15 pages

• 1 page

What percentage of Americans have cellphones?

• 100%

• 50%

• 91%