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Caesar Cipher InteractiveCaesar Cipher Interactive
Publisher
Shodor Education Foundation
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Interactives
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Duration
45 mins
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Caesar Cipher

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Caesar ciphers hide secret missives. A simple interactive lets users encode and decode hidden messages. The cipher method here is the Caesar shift.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

cipher, decoding

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners write secret messages to each other to decode
  • Resource suggests mixed-ability groups of four to five pupils

Classroom Considerations

  • It is advantageous if scholars are familiar with modular arithmetic
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

  • Provides a set of exploration questions for the activity
  • Clear directions make interactive easy to use

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSA-CED.A.1

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