Cryptobabel: Coded Communication

Grade Levels: 4-6 | Duration: 75-90 min

Students are presented with a top-secret scenario in which they must intercept a message from a spy.

Students are presented with a top-secret scenario in which they must intercept a message from a spy.
Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

 

Grade Levels: 4–6

Duration: 75–90 min

Objectives: Students will:

  • Explore and manipulate a variety of ciphers. • Apply ciphers to decode and encode messages.
  • Analyze a code in order to determine its cipher and craft an encoded reply.