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Canadian Government: Department of Defence: Canadian Navy: Operation Stealth Comm

For Students 9th - 10th
Semaphore Flag signals and Morse Code are explained here. These are still part of the training in the Canadian Navy despite all the technology available today.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Samuel f.b. Morse

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides a short biography of Samuel F.B. Morse, and his invention of the one-wire telegraph and the Morse Code. Also contains pictures.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Is Bluetooth?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students learn about electrical connections, how they work, and their pervasiveness in our world. Two specific skills explored are Morse code and the function of Bluetooth. Using bluetooth, they control LEGO robots remotely from Android...
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Morse Code Operator

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Morse Code Operator."
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Famous Americans: Samuel Morse

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn brief information concerning Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph, who was featured on the two cent postage stamp.
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Maryland Science Center

Maryland Science Center: Diy Telegraph [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Instructions for how to build a telegraph device for sending a message in Morse code.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Telegraph

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore the concept of Morse Code and how signals are transferred over great distances by using telegraph machines based on electromagnets using our interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video...
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Institution Forgotten History: Alfred Vail and Samuel Morse

For Students 9th - 10th
Sample of early Morse Code, sent by Alfred Vail to Samuel Morse
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Samuel Finley Breese Morse

For Students 9th - 10th
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 - April 2, 1872) was an American painter of portraits and historic scenes, the creator of a single wire telegraph system, and co-inventor, with Alfred Vail, of the Morse Code.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Samuel Morse

For Students 9th - 10th
(1791-1872) American inventor of the Morse code.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Samuel Morse

For Students 9th - 10th
(1791-1872) Inventor of the Morse Code and a painter.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Institution Forgotten History: Alfred Vail and Samuel Morse

For Students 9th - 10th
Drawing of the Electromagnetic Telegraph and the Alpha Code, by Alfred Vail.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Wake Up, America: Industrial Revolution in America [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that looks at the technological advances of early nineteenth-century America and the birth of the Industrial Revolution in America.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Inventors and Inventions

For Students 5th - 8th
The industrial revolution in America spawned the inventions of many inventors, who improved technology in many different areas. See how transportation, agriculture, and communications were transformed because of these inventions.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1393: Inventing the Telegraph

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the history of the telegraph in this article, which is a transcript of a radio broadcast.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Kids Work!: History of Telecommunications

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at inventions and developments that had an impact on telecommunication.
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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...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ernst Siemens

For Students 9th - 10th
The inventor of the telegraph that used a needle to point to the right letter instead of using Morse code.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science: Uses of Electricity

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the uses electricity. Where is it used and how does it help us in our daily lives.

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