All answers were either correct or stimulated further discussion. Here's an example of what a Connecticut power company offers. Ask students to research names and addresses of Amateur Radio manufacturers, and write letters requesting maps, charts, newsletters, posters, product literature, caps and other items. Carolyn Grow's Indianapolis geography class, with the help of N9HQO, contacted the Australian Embassy via ham radio. Afterwards, students practiced writing thank-you letters.
Students learn about current affairs and how government works.
Then he turns the long lines at the start of the packet messages into lessons for math, geography, reading, spelling and communications skills. The lines tell the various locations that relay the messages, and times the messages were sent. Students locate the places on a map, calculate how far away they are and convert UTC to local time. Conrad and his students put on an Amateur Radio workshop for the annual New Hampshire NEA teacher's convention. Conrad sent the following outline of the presentation that students give.