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The Navajo Code Talkers

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The story of the Navajo Code Talkers is one of the most remarkable chapters in military history. It is the only instance in modern warfare where a spoken code was never once broken by the enemy. While other nations relied on complex machines and mathematical algorithms, the U.S. Marines relied on the living language of a sovereign people. The Strategic Crisis: The Pattern ProblemBy 1942, the Japanese military had become experts at breaking American codes. They were highly skilled at "cryptanaly

4th - 9th

Basic Principles, Close Reading, Environment

CCSS

CCRA.L.2

, CCRA.L.5

Also included in: The War of the Wits Bundle

What Was Really Happening? The Day the Design Was Tested

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Gray Area Learning

What was really happening when the wolf blew the houses down?Most students know the story of The Three Little Pigs.The wolf arrived.The wolf blew.One house collapsed.Then another.One remained standing.The story continues.But what if the wolf was not the most important part?What if the hidden systems behind that ordinary scene were the real story?This cross-curricular resource uses Part II of The Three Little Pigs as a lens for exploring structural testing, external forces, performance limits, hi

4th - 8th

Basic Principles, Reading, World History

What Was Really Happening? The Cost of Building Quickly

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Gray Area Learning

What was really happening when the three pigs built their houses?Most students know the story of The Three Little Pigs.One pig built with straw.One pig built with wood.One pig built with brick.The houses were finished.The story begins.But what if the houses were not the most important part?What if the hidden systems behind those ordinary building decisions were the real story?This cross-curricular resource uses Part I of The Three Little Pigs as a lens for exploring housing infrastructure, build

4th - 8th

Basic Principles, Reading, World History

Momotaro Infrastructure Reader: Hidden Systems in a Folktale

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Gray Area Learning

What was really happening when the old man went to gather firewood?Most students know the story of Momotaro.The old man goes to the mountain.The old woman goes to the river.A giant peach floats downstream.A child appears.The adventure begins.But what if the adventure was not the most important part?What if the hidden systems behind those ordinary sentences were the real story?This cross-curricular resource uses the opening of Japan's most famous folktale as a lens for exploring infrastructure, e

4th - 12th, Higher Education

Basic Principles, Reading, World History