What is Cryptography?

What is Cryptography? | micro:bit

Students learn how encryption and ciphers have been used over time, especially in World War II, before cracking and creating their own ciphers.

1. Learning objectives
1. Introduction: Crack the code (5 minutes)
2. Cryptography & ciphers (10 minutes)
3. Create and break ciphers (15 minutes)
4. Code breaking in WW2 (15 minutes)
5. Encryption in our lives today (5 minutes)
6. Review and wrap up (5 minutes)
7. Extension
1. Support
2. Stretch & challenge
3. Opportunities for assessment
1. Classroom slides
2. Lesson plan
3. Code cracking handout
4. Code cracking stickers
1. Caesar Cipher Algorithms
1. Lesson license

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