Just remember, the team members can only say one synonym at a time. After a team earns a point, four new students start the process again. Morse Code Activity Morse Code was created by Samuel F. B. Morse in 1838. Morse also received a patent for his telegraph invention in 1838. Transmissions on amateur radio frequencies are for licensed operators only.
Most towns have local amateur radio clubs .
Most amateur radio operators are willing to mentor students and teachers in the basics of world wide communication via radio waves. Many morse code shareware programs are available for training. For the activity, distribute the Lesson 15 Student Activity Sheet and have students decode the message. If time allows, students may write their own Morse Code message and then have a peer decode it. The blacksmiths take a considerable quantity of corn today in payment for their labour.