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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Primary Source Set: Telephone Invention

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore the invention of the telephone.
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Pbs: American Experience: The Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th
The home page to the PBS feature film on the invention of the telephone. The People and Events section has biographies and commentary on the invention of the telephone and its subsequent success. Be sure to click on Gallery for pictures...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Telephone Goes National

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the birth of the telephone. The site also discusses AT&T, the first long distance phone call, and the people involved.
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Amby Duncan-Carr

Amby: Telephone Communications

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you need to make a professional phone call? Before you pick up the phone, explore these telephone skills that allow you to communicate like a pro.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Today's Telephone [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th Standards
"Today's Telephone" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the history of the telephone from the telegraph to land-lines, to cell phones. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Today's Telephone [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"Today's Telephone" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the history of telephones from the telegraph, to land-lines, to cell phones. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it...
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Telephone Skills in French

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers useful telephone phrases in french. It is perfect for students of french or students who are traveling.
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World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "A Telephonic Conversation"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Mark Twain's story, "A Telephonic Conversation."
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Great Idea Finder

The Great Idea Finder: Invention of the Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th
The Great Idea Finder provides information on the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell and its history throughout the years. Links to other sites with information are provided.
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Other

Effectively Using the Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource contains an article about using the telephone to its maximum potential. It gives basic advice on improving your communication over the phone.
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National Academy of Engineering

Greatest Achievements: Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th
This resources features an overview of the history behind the technological development of the telephone today and a timeline showing the important dates.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Zip Code and Telephone Research

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will research appropriate Internet websites to locate zip codes and telephone numbers for local businesses.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Alexander Graham Bell: Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information and a photograph of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.
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High School Operations Research: Torn Shirts Inc.: Telephone Orders

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A group of high school students need help determining how they will make the most profit selling T-shirts. They use data to analyze a business problem and apply probability concepts.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: String Telephones

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate how sound travels through string and air. First, they analyze the sound waves with a paper cup attached to a string. Then, they combine the string and cup with a partner to model a string telephone. Finally, they are...
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Lemelson Center's Invention at Play: Alexander Graham Bell

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of Alexander Graham Bell's telephone invention.
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Antique Telephone History Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive site that covers all facets of telephone history: information on A.G. Bell, pictures of antique telephones, and more!
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Antique Telephone History Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive site that covers all facets of telephone history: information on A.G. Bell, pictures of antique telephones, and more!
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Antique Telephone History Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive site that covers all facets of telephone history: information on A.G. Bell, pictures of antique telephones, and more!
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Antique Telephone History Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive site that covers all facets of telephone history: information on A.G. Bell, pictures of antique telephones, and more!
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For Students 9th - 10th
London Telephone Booth
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