Third graders explore coordinate pairs and coordinate grids. They use a grid on which each letter of the alphabet is assigned a coordinate pair, 3rd graders decipher a coded message. Pupils compare coordinate pairs on a coordinate grid...

Young scholars examine the role of signal corps during the Civil War and explore the technique of 'wigwag.' In this Civil War lesson, students discuss the way they communicate long distance today, they research how a civil war soldier...

Students explore codes, decode secret messages, and create codes of their own to use with their friends. They examine the use of gestures, letters, symbols and numbers in codes.

In this deciphering a message worksheet, students utilize a Morse code alphabet key to decipher a message to the captain of the Titanic.

In this math worksheet, students solve 15 basic addition facts with sums up to 20. Using the answers and the code key, students decipher the secret message about Chinese New Year.

Compare and contrast two topics with your class. They will pick a topic of their choosing, create color-coded Venn diagram to visually organize their information, share diagrams with classmates, and write well-organized essay on...

Students explain that a code is a system of symbols, letters, words, or signals that are used instead of ordinary words and numbers to send messages or to store information. They practice deciphering a variety of secret codes used in...

Young scholars solve addition and subtraction problems and decipher and write messages using a code. They read and discuss an informational fact sheet about the Navajo code talkers from World War II, and decode and re-code messages...

In this math instructional activity, students solve 25 basic addition facts below 20. Using the sums and the key to the code, students decipher a secret message about basketball.

In this math worksheet, students solve 25 basic addition facts below 20. Using the sums and the key to the code, students decipher a secret message about baseball.

In this math worksheet, students solve 45 basic addition facts. Using the sums and the key to the code, students will decipher the secret message about George Washington.

Students explore the concept of a community. They identify and group various kinds of communities. Students create a concept map exemplifying their membership in different communities. They write a narrative describing their...

Students participate in a stimulating game that involves deciphering the genetic code. They practice transcription and translation of codons while playing the game.

Give your class a different kind of reading assignment with the text included here. Anne Miller's essay "Learning to Hate Mathematics" details a hatred of math that grew from early childhood and still haunts the author today. After...

Students explore genes and inheritance. After listening to a story describing a rare genetic disease, students discuss inheritance and how living things pass on traits to their children. In groups students, students decipher code...

In this stately addition activity, students translate letters to numbers.  They decipher a code.  This one-page activity contains 1 problem.  The answer is provided.

Students use the National Archives to research the memorandum regarding the enlistment of Navajo Indians during World War II.

In this health worksheet, students learn about proper diet and exercise by reading the cartoons and deciphering a secret code about health.

Young scholars explore encryption. They discuss the importance of cryptography in our daily lives. Students use games and cryptography to discover transformational geometry and modulo systems. They design their own encryption puzzles...

Students examine a message sent from outer space and do their best to interpret its meaning. In this problem solving lesson, students investigate a code sent to them from "outer space." The students collaborate with their classmates to...

In this body parts decoder activity, students match letters and numbers codes to decipher the names of parts of the body. Students decode fifteen words.

Ninth graders discuss the Enigma machine used during World War II. They explore the substitution cipher and variations of it. Students examine the advantages and disadvantages of this cipher. Students write a message using the code...

In this energy resources worksheet, students complete 12 questions in the format of puzzles, teasers, and twisters. Examples include a modified cryptoquip and pictogram.

In this spelling worksheet, learners analyze six pictures and the words printed above them with a circled letter. Students change the circled letter in the word to make a rhyming word that fits each picture. Learners then use a code made...