Learn how to write and solve secret messages using different ciphers. This pack is worth 50 points, plus what you earn in the quiz. What you’ll need: – Pen and paper – Printed cipher wheel and a split leg pin or access to an online cipherwheel hi IntroductionCaesar CipherBacon CipherPig Pen CipherRail fence cipherColumnar Transposition CipherVigenère Cipher Worksheet Quiz
Teachers’ Conference
These resources were presented at the Technocamps “Curriculum for Success” Teachers Conference held at the Liberty Stadium on October 17th. Both primary and secondary resources are available here. Codes of War Machine Learning in the Classroom Math-a-thon Technology, Ethics and the Future An introduction to the study of codes and ciphers. This investigates a wide range of cryptographic techniques starting … Read More
The White Feather
Accompanies the Theatr na nÓg production. Learn all about World War I and try out different methods for writing and breaking coded messages, and use these skills to defuse a virtual bomb. The accompanying Scratch Programs can be found here: Workshop Version: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/311922349/fullscreen/ Home Version: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/311923110/fullscreen/
Pigpen micro:bits Activity Pack
Why use a pen and paper to make Pigpen ciphers when you can use a micro:bit? This activity pack introduces the Pigpen Cipher and how to encrypt and decrypt with it. It will also show you how to use a micro:bit in this process: – Displaying the Symbols – micro:bit Radio Signals What you’ll need: – Access to microbit.org This … Read More