Strong Passwords | micro:bit
In this lesson students explore the need for strong passwords and design an algorithm to create a strong password generator using the micro:bit.
Learning objectives
Introduction: What is a password breach? (5 minutes)
Guess the password (5 minutes)
Why are strong passwords important? (10 minutes)
Password generator challenge (10 minutes)
Writing algorithms (20 minutes +)
Testing and debugging algorithms (5 minutes)
Review and wrap up (5 minutes)
Support
Stretch & challenge
Opportunities for assessment
Classroom slides
Lesson plan
Password generator planning sheet
Password generator planning sheet (support)
Password pseudocode example
Malware or made up
Making a Password Generator
Lesson license