Spy School

Spy School

by Alex Kabakov

Open Ended

What is Morse Code?

​Morse Code

• A series of dots and dashes used to convey messages

  • ​​Dots = short signal

    ​Dashes = long signal​

• ​Each character (letter, number, punctuation, etc.) is made of a series of dots and dashes

• ​These dots and dashes put together will form letters, words, and phrases

​Beats

• ​​Morse code is broken down into dots and dashes, but you have to be able to find separations between letters and words

• ​You do this using beats, or seconds

• ​Beats:

  • ​Dots - 1

  • ​Dashes - 3

  • ​Elements of the same character/letter - 1

  • ​Between letters - 3

  • ​Between words - 7

​Examine this slide closely, commit as many to your memory as you can in the next few minutes. It's alright to not know them all.

Fill in the Blanks

Using this image, spell out "Love." Spaces will equal beats, periods are dots, and underscores are dashes.

Multiple Choice

Now let's try it without the image. Which of the options below spells out SOS?

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Open Ended

Now lets try writing your name.

Poll

Which would you like to examine more closely first?

• Alphabet

• Beats

• Numbers

• Punctuation