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Post Number 49

Codes

 

Hello Everyone

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Last week Bill and Bob were learning about flags at school and l told them how flags could be used to send messages. This week by coincidence they started learning about signals and codes at Beaver Scouts.

 

They learnt about semaphore, which is sending messages across a distance using two flags held in different positions. Each position represents a letter of the alphabet.

 

Bill and Bob thought that it was all too difficult to remember it all. They concluded that it was much easier to use a mobile ’phone. smile1 (2)

 

When they set up camp in Auntie Alice’s garden they use their walky-talky set. One set in their tent and one in the kitchen which enables Auntie Alice to tell them when their tea is ready.

 

When they play at being secret agents, because they are twins, each calls himself Agent 003½. smile1 (2)

 

They then decided that they would make up their own secret code so that they could send each other secret messages that no one else could understand.

 

Here it is…

 

Each symbol represents a letter of the alphabet.

 

A  !                       J <                      S ∆

B  #                     K >                      T ∏

C  &                     L   ?                    U ∑

D  (                      M  [                     V √

E  )                       N  ]                     W ∞

F  *                      O ÷                      X ∫

G  +                     P  †                       Y ≠

H  0                    Q   ‡                      Z ◊

I  :                        R  •

 

Can you work out what these Bill and Bob secret messages say?

 

[))∏  [)  #)0:](   ∏0) #:&≠?)   ∆0)(∆   !∏   ∏0•))   ÷’&?÷&>   –   #:??

 

÷> #:?? :   ∞:??   •!&)   ≠÷∑   0÷[)   –   #÷#

 

∞0÷)√)•   +)∏∆   0÷[)   ?!∆∏   0!∆   ∏÷   ∏:(≠ ∑†   ÷∑•   #)(•÷÷[   –   #:??

 

#) &!•)*∑?   0÷∞   ≠÷∑   &•÷∆∆   ∏0)   •÷!(∆   –   ∑]&?)   ∆![

 

You could use Bill and Bob’s secret code to send messages to your brothers and sisters and friends. Or you could make one up of your own!

 

 

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Love and kisses

 

 

Salty Sam

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Bill and Bob’s Joke of the Weekjokejoke

 

Bill: What do little elves do after school?

 

Bob: l don’t know. What do little elves do after school?

 

Bill: Their gnomework!

 
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Positions of semaphore flags – not all at the same time of course!

 
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Signal–flag training set used by sailors to help them learn signal codes

The little flags are made of wood 

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The pattern and colours on each flag represents a number or letter and so spell out words when arranged in groups

 
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Signal flags were hoisted high up in the rigging of a ship so that using a telescope

the signal flags could be seen by other ships from miles away 

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A model of a shutter telegraph model (about 1795)

This way of sending coded messages was used to communicate between London and the coast from 1796 – a chain of huts was built on high ground and messages were sent from one hut to another down the chain by positioning the shutters in a certain way

It needed four men in each hut to keep watch with telescopes and operate the shutters using ropes – although the messages could travel so much more quickly than a messenger on a horse, the system did not work in fog or heavy rain

 
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A ship’s telegraph was used to communicate between the bridge where the captain stood and looked out to sea and the engine room – the handles on this machine would be moved and a bell would sound signals for the crew in the engine room

The captain would give orders regarding speed and direction and the engine room would signal back that they had carried out the order – you may have seen these in old movies

Today ships usually use internal telephones

 
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The electric telegraph revolutionized communication over long distances and lead to the development of Morse code in 1837

Morse code messages could be sent from ships using flashing lights – this hand held light from the 1950s had a trigger in order to switch the light on and off quickly so that the dots and dashes could be signalled between ships or across land

 
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Morse Code – This was invented by Morse’s colleague Alfred Vail

It is actually a cipher not a code because letters are represented rather than words

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A machine for sending Morse Code messages 

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Messages can be sent in Morse code using pulses of electricity and there are still people today

who use it to communicate with each other as a hobby

 
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The children’s activity centre at the National Maritime Museum

where you can have a go at sending your own Morse Code messages 

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The first mobile telephones were much larger than they are today

They were almost the size of a house brick

 
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Some messages can be conveyed in pictures – this lion represents England and the unicorn represents Scotland 

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Of course you already know these and you will know what they mean in any country even if you can’t speak the language there

 
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Flags represent countries or sometimes organizations 

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Flags can be seen at a distance

 

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Of course when you create codes, it is really important to get your spelling right otherwise your message could be confused and difficult to understand.

Sometimes there are typos in the Rocky Bay Gazette, our local newspaper, which make us smile. Here are some of the most memorable ones. smile1 (2)

 

The Rocky Bay Gazette

 

For sale: tubby kittens

 

Pet white lice for sale

  

Several new ships have appeared in the High Street.

 

After the storm last night police were worried that there might be several loose high-voltage wives about.

 

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A yarn sale has started in the Rocky Bay Knitting Shop.

Why not get started on knitting your scarves and kittens for winter now!

 

 

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LOST

Pet snake about 90cm long

Went hissing last Friday

 

WANTED

Woman wants to share fat with another

Apply to No.7b The High Street

 

JACKET SALE

Many colours and sizes

All have internal rockets for keeping valuables in

 

GOLF SALE

Sets of golf clubs for sale

All come with free nags

 

FOR SALE

Children’s swing

Can sting three children at a time

 

FOR SALE

Grandfather clock

(Can mock very loudly)

 

FOR SALE

Large garden bench

Can eat four people at a time

 

FOR SALE

White man

needs a new wheel and exhaust pipe

 

FOR SALE

Large pram

suitable for twits

 

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   CHRISTMAS FAYRE

     IN THE VILLAGE HALL ON SATURDAY

 

Pick your presents from a huge variety of stalks

 

Try your luck in the brat tub

 

Lots of hot drunks for sale

 

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The Rocky Bay Primary School Concert was hell last Saturday night.

 

Bill and Bob didn’t think they were that bad! smile1 (2)

 

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NEWSDESK MINIMAKE

A KNITTED DOLL’S SWIMMING COSTUME

 

This knitted doll was featured on Blog Posts 21 and 22. The beach bag can be found on last week’s post.

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SWIMMING COSTUME (KNIT ONE)

Using 4mm knitting needles and orange dk yarn cast on 45 stitches

Knit 2 rows of garter stitch

 

Knit 24 rows of stocking stitch

 

Change to mauve dk yarn

Knit 4 rows of garter stitch

Cast off

 

TO MAKE UP

Sew up the back seam and sew three or four stitches into the bottom of the front of the costume to make the leg holes.

Using a crochet hook make 60 chains in a length of mauve yarn twice and attach one end of each strap to the top bank at the front of the costume.

 
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Quick Quiz

 

 
What do these abbreviations mean?

 

  1. PTO
  2. PS
  3. NB
  4. LOL
  5. EU
  6. PTA
  7. ASAP

 
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HOW TO MAKE lNVlSlBLE lNK

 
Another way to send secret messages is by using invisible ink!

 
METHOD ONE

Write your message with a cotton bud or tooth pick using slightly diluted lemon juice or milk. In order for your message to be read, the person receiving it just has to heat the piece of paper up next to a light bulb.

*(Be careful – light bulbs get hotter than you think!)

 
METHOD TWO

Write your message in white crayon and expose it by just rubbing another colour crayon over it! 

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Please note that the material on this blog is for personal use or use in classrooms only.

It is a copyright infringement and, therefore, illegal under international law to sell items made with these patterns.

Use of the toys and projects on all of these blogs is at your own risk.

©Christina Sinclair Designs 2015sand

 
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49. Countries Wordsearch Answers PDF

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Quick Quiz Answers

 

  1. PTO – please turn the page over
  2. PS – l need to add an extra note to the end of the letter (post script means ‘after writing’)
  3. NB – note this point well because it is important
  4. LOL – l am laughing out loud
  5. EU – The European Union
  6. PTA – a parent – teachers’ association in a school
  7. ASAP – something needs to be done as soon as possible

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