Morse Code Lesson Plan

Students prepare for a visit to the West Virginia State Museum. In this West Virginia history lesson, students research the Morse Code and telegraph. Students create their own Morse Code and discuss communication history prior to...

The digital era has had a remarkable impact on all forms of communication, including news media, and it's important for high schoolers to consider these changes. With this resource, journalism, US history, or sociology classes can learn...

Middle and upper graders explore the concept of drought and how it affects society both politically and economically. In small groups, they will research a drought, how it impacted a specific area or region, and then analyze their...

Students investigate the advancements the Morse code made possible. In this technology lesson, students discover the impact that the telegraph had on communication in 19th century America. Students examine primary documents and share the...

Students explore ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and cartouches. Then they develop their own written code to represent their names. Students also sculpt and use their code to create their own cartouche. Finally, they research the symbols...

Students write and decode messages using Morse code, as Civil War soldiers might have done. They use a worksheet imbedded in this lesson plan to help them experience morse code.

Students research the Morse Code created by Samuel F. B. Morse in 1838. They participate in decoding messages on a printable student activity sheet. They write their own Morse Code message and have a peer try and decode it.

Young scholars gain knowledge of the maritime importance of Morse code and enjoy applying this information to decipher Morse code messages from other students.

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