Lesson Plan

Caesar Ciphers: An Introduction to Cryptography

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Students encode and decode messages using a Caesar Cipher.  In this encoding and decoding messages using a Caesar Cipher lesson plan, students discuss cryptography and how it is used.  Students make a Caesar wheel to encode and decode messages.  Students crack a coded message without knowing the encryption key.

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