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CK-12 Foundation

Telegraph

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Most pupils don't know what a telegraph is, much less how one works. A secret simulation has scholars pick the size of the primary and secondary loops, the battery voltage, and which letters in the Morse Code they want to transmit. They...
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Telegraph System

For Students 10th - 12th
In this telegraph system instructional activity, students design a telegraph station and answer 4 questions about the voltage, the resistor values and various modifications made to their design.
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The Invention of the Telegraph

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students study the history of telegraph invention. In this technology activity, students build their own Morse Telegraph System. They discuss how this invention benefits the society.
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Creating a Simple Telegraph Machine

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students experiment and discuss circuits and how they work. For this science lesson, students construct a telegraph machine using cardboard, wires, battery, electric tape and masking tape. They investigate what happens as the circuits...
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Applied Science - Built Environment Pre Lab (Morse Code)

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students study communication. In this telegraph lesson, students examine Morse code and the composition of an elementary telegraph circuit. They listen to a presentation and try to create Morse Code messages on a worksheet. This lesson...
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Morse Code and the Titanic

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners review the story of the Titanic. In this science inventions lesson, students use what they learn about the Titanic to study electromagnets and the invention of the telegraph. Learners make electromagnets with batteries, wire,...
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Digital Communication

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students differentiate the three telegraph circuits. They complete 10 short answer questions about digital communication.
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Electrical Circuits

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders make an electrical switch. In this electricity lesson plan, 6th graders will make an electrical switch, a series circuit, and a parallel circuit. They explain an open and closed circuit and give examples of  series and...
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Innovation: Light Speed

For Students 9th - 12th
Get your scholars working at "light speed" with this learning exercise on how different wave frequencies have been discovered and used. The assignment has 20 short-answer questions, set up in a table. Consider re-doing the table or...
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PASSENGER PIGEONS: NOMADS LOST

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the concept and implications of extinction using the example of the Passenger Pigeon, once an extremely abundant species that was completely eliminated by humans.
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Communication Methods

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore communications by participating in a science class activity. In this communication technology lesson plan, students discuss the process of morse code, its history, and the electromagnets used to create the device....
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A Survey of Thomas Edison's Inventions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students complete a web survey for Thomas Edison's inventions. In this Thomas Edison lesson, students visit the websites to learn about the inventions of Thomas Edison.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Echolocation Stations: Exploring Sound

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the concept of echolocation during a unit on whales. They listen to the book and watch the Reading Rainbow video for "Humphrey: The Wayward Whale," explore various websites, and conduct experiments to demonstrate...
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Recycling Statistics

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this environment worksheet, students look for the answers to the environmental impact of recycling in Great Britain with the statistics from the pie graph.
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Auroras

For Students 8th - 10th
In this auroras worksheet, students read 2 descriptions written about a massive solar storm that occurred in 1859. Students read each description and compare the specific points in each. They create a time line of the events that...
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Electromagnets

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore electricity by completing a scientific worksheet in class. In this electromagnetism lesson, students discuss the history of magnets and how electromagnets are most commonly used in our daily lives. Students complete a...
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The Founder of Electromagnetism

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students identify and study the founder of electromagnetism.  In this magnetism lesson students complete several experiments including building a galvanometer.
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Eli Whitney: A Top Ten Inventor?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct research and present their findings in a persuasive manner. Then they work in groups to enhance the development of cooperative work skills. Students also present their findings through persuasive skills in writing and/or...
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Branches of Our Forests

For Students 5th - 6th
In this environment worksheet, students read a cartoon and manual and draw dog paws in the areas where dogs are allowed. Students also write 3 groups who look over public forests and 2 groups who own private forests.
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All Wrapped up and Nowhere to Go

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Young scholars consider the impact of legislating exessive packaging. In this environmental issues lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about packaging and UK laws to reduce it. Young scholars determine the...
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Ice Cream Social; Freezing Liquids

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students make ice cream following a recipe and make observations about the process of freezing liquids. In this making ice-cream instructional activity, students mix ingredients in a sealed can and roll it back and forth on a table . ...
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History of the Battery

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students study the development of batteries. For this electrochemistry lesson, students compare the different types of batteries. They explore its applications especially in the medical field.
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The Invention of the Telephone

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the history of the telephone and its inventor.  In this communications lesson students complete a tuning fork experiment to further demonstrate how sound is produced.
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The Story of the Transistor

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students brainstorm on how certain items have become smaller as technology advances. They watch a video about the history of the transistor.

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