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Classroom Law Project

What do cartoonists see in this election?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Cartoons from the 2008 Presidential election provide the text for a instructional activity designed to help learners understand how political cartoonists use persuasive techniques to present a point of view.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Morse Code

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a comprehensive entry for Morse Code that includes the history, the difference between American Morse Code and Modern International Morse Code, a chart of the letters and numbers, many sample audio recordings, and more.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Morse Telegraph 1844

For Students 9th - 10th
The man most commonly associated with the telegraph, Samuel Morse, did not invent the communications tool. But he developed it, commercialized it and invented the famous code for it that bears his name.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Samuel F. B. Morse

For Students 3rd - 8th
An account of Samuel Morse's life and career, with links to related information. Uses popups for photos.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Samuel F. B. Morse

For Students 3rd - 8th
An account of Samuel Morse's life and career, with links to related information.
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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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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Samuel Morse

For Students 9th - 10th
Contrary to myth, Samuel Morse did not invent the telegraph, but he made key improvements to its design, and his work to deploy it would transform communications worldwide.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Samuel F. B. Morse

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an Inventors Hall of Fame website on Samuel F.B. Morse. Includes a short biography and portrait.
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Other

Samuel Finley Breeze Morse

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides biographical information on Samuel Morse as well as information on his invention of the telegraph. (Pictures no longer load.)
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Spotlight Biography Inventors

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on American inventors Benjamin Franklin, Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, Thomas Jefferson, Isaac Singer, Wilbur Wright, Thomas Alva Edison, Elias Howe, and Alexander Graham Bell. It offers pictures from and...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Lincoln's High Tech War

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the weaponry used during the Civil War, and some of the innovative technology that the Union's military forces employed. These included the minie ball, rifles, underwater torpedoes, the use of hot air balloons, and improved...

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