Lesson plan

Mission Possible: Decoding WWII Navajo Marine Code

GeoHistory GeoLiteracy Legacy

Description

In this lesson, students will gain a better understanding of how
the Navajo language and people played a
significant role in the U.S. strategy to win World
War II.

Duration

1-2 class periods

Author

Kelli

Jones

Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past

Teacher Instructions

JonesCodeTalkerT.pdf (558.35 KB)

Student Materials

JonesCodeTalkerS.pdf (1.05 MB)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files

World-pa.pdf (572.74 KB)

Code_Talkers_Location_Map.pdf (367 KB)