Lesson plan

The Unbreakable Code: Navajo Code Talkers


GeoHistory GeoLiteracy Legacy

Description

In this lesson, students will learn the role Navajos played in winning World War II. Through this lesson, students will understand historical aspects of reservation life, read maps to gain understanding, and apply geography to an historical event.

Duration

3 class periods

Author

Patricia
Hutchinson

Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past

Teacher Instructions

HutchCodeT.pdf (90.7 KB)
HutchWarrenCodeS2.pdf (703.45 KB)

Student Materials

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files