What Was Morse Code? Reading Passage for National Science Week

Teaching history and science to students can be an exciting endeavour, especially when introducing them to significant historical innovations that have shaped the world we live in today. One effective way to engage students in learning about these innovations is through reading passages. Reading passages offer a way for students to explore the fascinating stories behind groundbreaking inventions and the impact they had on society.

Read and Learn With a Morse Code Sheet

This comprehension activity is the perfect way to help your students learn about the history of coding and the development of Morse code. Using the passage, students will read about how the code was developed and how it quickly became the standard form of communication over long distances.

This resource download includes a reading passage and accompanying comprehension questions, along with a fun activity for students to use a Morse Code chart to encode their names, birthdays, and other information.

A comprehension activity with provided text and question sheets. There is no answer sheet provided for this text, as most of the responses will differ.