History of Audio Recording Technology Slideshow Worksheet and Project

From the days of early acoustic recording where music traveled through a cone to be etched into wax to the digital devices in use today, audio technology has grown from an impossible dream to devices that fit countless songs in our pockets. This resource will take you and your middle school or high school students through history to learn about the early days of audio technology, Thomas Edison's cylinder phonograph, Victrolas, early microphone technology, magnetic tape recording, Compact Discs, and digital devices. Video links are included to allow students to hear authentic examples of several of these devices as well.

The slide show is in .pdf format and includes 75 slides that introduce bullet points one at a time to allow time for discussion and keep students focused. The accompanying worksheet is 20 questions long, and can be done on paper or assigned using TpT's Easel platform to fill out online.

Updated 9/17/2022 to include a Timeline Project. Full page instructions included for both teacher and students. Options to create timeline using Google Drawings (template included) or Google Slides (fully student created). Student resource handouts have been included to aide in this assignment. You can choose to use the full size pages of the main slides from the presentation or the handout sized with 4 slides per page.