Remembrance Carly Hill c hilleastcoast ac uk Week

Remembrance Carly Hill (c. hill@eastcoast. ac. uk) Week 10 – w/b 09/11/20 • Understand what remembrance means and why it is important • Name key conflicts, dates and branches of the Armed Forces • Use semaphore to send and receive messages • Use Morse code to send and receive messages

Remembrance • Remembrance has been observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of WWI • It remembers those who died in wars, particularly those in the Armed Forces

Commonwealth flags

Conflicts • Remembrance does not just remember those who fought in World War I and World War II • It includes more recent conflicts: • The Falklands War (1982) • The Gulf War (1990 -1991) • War in Afghanistan (Fourth Anglo-Afghan War) (2001 – 2014) • The Iraq War (2003 – 2009) https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_Kingdom#United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland_(1922%E 2%80%93 present)

What does a soldier carry? • What does a soldier have to carry with them? • How heavy is it? Year Weight 1899 27 kg 1914 26 kg 1918 30 kg 1939 37 kg 1945 45 kg 2011 56 kg 2018 31. 5 – 64 kg 2020 50 – 70 kg The average European man weighs 71 kg

Morse code • Invented by Samuel Morse in the 1840 s to send and receive messages on a telegraph • Letters and numbers are made from dots and dashes • Morse code can be electronic signals, sound, light or visual • Its speed is measured in words per minute

Morse code • How does Morse code work? https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=iy 8 Ba. Ms_Ju. I • Hazel Fausak demonstrates her Morse code: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=-84 Lp. SWkk. Mc • Morse code translator: https: //morsecode. world/international/translator. html • Telegraph vs Text: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=OSq. RSNQw. Dwg

Morse code

Morse code quiz • Attack • Message • Secret • Send help • Mission • Success • Waiting https: //morsedecoder. com/

Semaphore • Flags used to make different shaped signals • 2 flags held at different angles • Mostly used on boats and in emergencies • Can be seen from a long way away • This flag is called Oscar, it also means ‘Man Overboard’

Semaphore

Semaphore messages • Hello: • Warning: • Victory: http: //www. semaphorify. info/