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Communications: To the Rescue!

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Students role-play as soldiers rescuing lost mountain climbers. Working in teams, they interpret maps to locate the climbers and use flashlights to send and receive coded messages about the rescue. Their goal is to complete the task in the least amount of time possible.

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decoding

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decoding words, encoder, encryption, science
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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1 hr
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Simulation
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