Lesson 2
Strong passwords
Introduction
In this lesson students explore the need for strong passwords and design an algorithm to create a strong password generator using the micro:bit.
Learning objectives
- To understand the need for secure password and what makes a password secure.
- To plan, test and debug an algorithm for a password generator.
- To use selection and variables in an algorithm and explain their use.
You will need
Downloadable resources:
- Lesson plan
- Lesson slides
- Student handouts
- password generator planning
- password pseudocode example
- password generator planning support
Other resources:
Paper - rough, sticky notes
Quick links
Lessons created in partnership with Nominet
Lesson plan
Introduction: What is a password breach? (5 minutes)
Guess the password (5 minutes)
Why are strong passwords important? (10 minutes)
Password generator challenge (10 minutes)
Writing algorithms (20 minutes +)
Testing and debugging algorithms (5 minutes)
Review and wrap up (5 minutes)
Differentiation
Opportunities for assessment
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