1958-1968: Code breaking
5 September 2019
Age Range: 11-14 6-11
The aim of this resource is to give students the opportunity to investigate the impact of STEM on code breaking and security using the Cold War and espionage as a hook. Students make their own code wheel based on the Caesar cipher and explore the maths behind codebreaking.
Equipment list
You will need the following per student:
Card or cardboard
Split pin
Card or cardboard
Split pin
Attachments
- Code Breaking Teacher Guide - (12.46 MB)
- Code Breaking Student Guide - (9.14 MB)
- Code Breaking Support Sheet 1 - (444.28 KB)
- Code Breaking Teacher Guide (Welsh) - (10.48 MB)
- Code Breaking Student Guide (Welsh) - (7.39 MB)
- Code Breaking Support Sheet 1 (Welsh) - (502.33 KB)
- Awesome code breaking