Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Marconi: Whisper in the Air

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore Guglielmo Marconi, the genius who invented the wireless and helped change our planet into a global village.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Venerable Inventors

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students discuss important historic inventors and read their biographical information.  For this world history lesson, students describe Alexander Bell, Thomas Edison, and Guglielmo Marconi using vocabulary terms used in their text....
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Guglielmo Marconi

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an account of Marconi's life that discusses all of his discoveries up to his Nobel Prize awarded in 1909 for physics. Additional links for extra information are also provided.
Handout
Great Idea Finder

The Great Idea Finder: Biography of Guglielmo Marconi

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides some short biographical information on Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937 CE). Discusses Marconi's scientific accomplishments.
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Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: The Second Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the achievements that occurred during the second Industrial Revolution are found on this site. It includes information on gas and electric power, communications, public transportation, the motor and flight industries, and...