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What is cryptography?

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MakeCode, Python

11-14 yrs

Students learn how encryption and ciphers have been used over time, especially in World War Two, before cracking and creating their own ciphers.

Key learning:

  • To know what cryptography is and how it has been used over time to encrypt data and information
  • To create and solve ciphers using logical reasoning
  • To appreciate the importance of code breaking in World War Two through learning about Alan Turing
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