wMorse Code Assignment, World History 24-25

Imagine it’s the 1800s. You’re a historian who has just found exciting news you
want to share with your colleague using the newest, latest, greatest technology
– the telegraph! You only have enough money to send 3 facts using Morse Code, so they need to be
important, brief, and descriptive.
Grade = 10 points (1 point for each: 3 descriptive facts about an Industrial revolution invention
written in complete sentences in English and same 3 facts written in Morse code)

Submit to World History-Tools-Assignments- Morse Code Assignment folder

by Friday, 4/18

Part I:
• Read "A Revolution in Transportation and Communication" in your Human
Odyssey textbook, pages 459-473. Then, re-read "Samuel Morse
Invents the Telegraph" in your Human Odyssey textbook, pages 469-
473.
• Watch the "How does Morse Code Work?" video:
[Link]
• Choose ONE invention from the Industrial Revolution.
• Write three important, brief, and descriptive facts in complete
sentences about the invention.
• Go to the Morse Code translator link:
[Link]
• Type (or copy/paste) the fact into the
“Input” box.
• Copy the Morse code from the “Output” box and paste it next
to the fact it matches. Do this for each of your three fact sentences.

Industrial Revolution Fact: written in a Morse Code

complete Translation
sentence
Name of the discovery, The name of the discovery is - .... . / -. .- -- . / --- ..-. / - .... . /
the inventor, and the the Telegraph, the inventor is -.. .. ... -.-. --- ...- . .-. -.-- / .. ... /
approximate date of Samuel Morse, and Samuel - .... . / - . .-.. . --. .-. .- .--. .... --..-- /
invention. Morse was fascinated in - .... . / .. -. ...- . -. - --- .-. / .. ... / ... .-
electricy and created Morse -- ..- . .-.. / -- --- .-. ... . --..-- / .- -.
code so his telegraph would -.. / ... .- -- ..- . .-.. / --
have backup and the date that --- .-. ... . / .-- .- ... / ..-. .- ... -.-. .. -. .-
he created was in May 24, - . -.. / .. -. / . .-.. . -.-. - .-. .. -.-. -.-- / .-
1844. -. -.. / -.-. .-. . .- - . -.. / -- --- .-. ... . /
-.-. --- -.. . / ... --- / .... .. ... / - . .-.. . --.
.-. .- .--. .... / .-- --- ..- .-..
-.. / .... .- ...- . / -... .- -.-. -.- ..- .--. .-.-.-
Brief description of the The morse code is a machine, - .... . / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . / .. ... /
invention and its purpose. and the whole purpose of the .- / -- .- -.-. .... .. -. . --..-- / .- -. -.. /
 What does it do? morse code is to communicate - .... . / .-- .... --- .-.. . / .--. ..- .-. .--.
with others but translate them --- ... . / --- ..-. / - .... . / -- --- .-. ... . /
into dots and dashes. -.-. --- -.. . / .. ... / - --- / -.-. --- -- -- ..-
-. .. -.-. .- - . / .-- .. - .... / --- - .... . .-. ...
/ -... ..- - / - .-. .- -. ... .-.. .- - . / - .... . --
/ .. -. - --- / -.. --- - ... / .- -. -.. / -.. .- ...
.... . ... .-.-.-
The significance or what What was impactful about the .-- .... .- - / .-- .- ... / .. -- .--. .- -.-.
was impactful about this morse code is that people - ..-. ..- .-.. / .- -... --- ..- - / - .... . / -- ---
invention. around the world are able to .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . / .. ... / - .... .-
communicate even faster and - / .--. . --- .--. .-.. . / .- .-. --- ..- -. -.. /
with morse code others wont - .... . / .-- --- .-. .-.. -.. / .- .-. . / .-
understand what you and that -... .-.. . / - --- / -.-. --- -- -- ..- -. .. -.-. .-
person is saying. - . / . ...- . -. / ..-. .- ... - . .-. / .- -.
-.. / .-- .. - .... / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. .
/ --- - .... . .-. ... / .-- --- -. - / ..- -.
-.. . .-. ... - .- -. -.. / .-- .... .- - / -.-- --- ..-
/ .- -. -.. / - .... .- - / .--. . .-. ... ---
-. / .. ... / ... .- -.-- .. -. --. .-.-.-

Example using the Fact: written in a Morse Code

Renaissance complete Translation
sentence
Name of the Medici Pope Leo X sells -- . -.. .. -.-. .. / .--.
discovery/invention or indulgences for basilica --- .--. . / .-.. . --- /
idea, the inventor or construction in 1517. -..- / ... . .-.. .-.. ... / .. -.
developer, and the -.. ..- .-.. --. . -. -.-. . ... / ..-.
approximate date of --- .-. / -... .- ... .. .-.. .. -.-. .-
discovery/invention or / -.-. --- -. ... - .-. ..- -.-. - ..
idea. --- -. / .. -. / .---- ..... .----
--... .-.-.-

Part 2: Create a slide deck!

• Open a new PowerPoint document. Don’t forget to save in the 8 th grade
folder on your desktop!!
• Slide 1 - Title slide will include topic, your first and last name and date.
• Slides 2-4 - Include the fact (in English) and the Morse Code translation
on each slide. See example below!
• Slide 2: Name of the invention, the inventor, and the approximate
date of invention.
• Slide 3: Brief description of the invention and its purpose. What does
it do?
• Slide 4: The significance or what was impactful about this
invention.

Submit to World History-Tools-Assignments- Morse Code

Assignment folder by Friday, 4/18
Note: I’ll choose 3-5 slide decks to show in class. You have been warned!
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lide Deck Example: