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Lesson: Paul Chan: Alternumeric Fonts
Learning to analyze language, symbols, and codes is part of becoming a deep and critical thinker. Young analysts consider their ability to see hidden messages as they analyze the work of Paul Chan. There are two fully developed...
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Signal Flags and Codes
Students make sets of nautical signal flags and use them to communicate in the classroom.
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Patterns of Communication
Scholars examine codes, symbols, and other forms of communication. They discuss Morse Code. Next, they are given messages written in code, which they must decipher.
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The Ballad Of Captain Super
Engaging and fun, this lesson is a good way to reinforce context clues with this lesson, in which middle schoolers investigate literary puzzles. They apply critical thinking skills to codes in order to solve them. They use a variety of...
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Secret Messages
Students research Egyptian hieroglyphics and how the Rosetta Stone makes it possible to decode ancient writings. They then develop their own picture symbol codes and write messages using picture symbols instead of letters. They then use...
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Eight Codes in Everyday Use
In this codes instructional activity, students investigate eight codes used in everyday life. Fourteen activities are included as well as four miscellaneous exercise. This instructional activity has great student interest.
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Cryptography and Cryptanalysis
For this cryptography and cryptanalysis worksheet, 8th graders read the explanation and example for codes and ciphers, then answer 2 questions and decipher 2 messages.
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Secret Message
Students understand the important use of codes during World War II. In this World War II lesson, students recognize the accomplishments of Hannah Senesh in carrying valuable information during the war. Students complete a worksheet and...
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Spelling: Code Words
In this spelling code activity, students use a key with shapes and alphabet letters to decipher the missing words in 11 sentences. There is a word bank to help. All are short A vowel words.
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Know The Code
Students explore how codes of conduct guide our daily lives. After learning about specific codes of conduct, students write articles exploring aspects of different codes and how they affect people in their community.
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Fill Words Exercise 1
In this fill words exercise 1 worksheet, students read the letter-number codes and fill in the correct letters to spell a phrase with immediate feedback online.
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Spelling Words In Code
In this spelling learning exercise, students use the code to write 27 spelling words. Students must double the final T or L before adding the ending on certain words.
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Code Fun
In this letter code practice instructional activity, students create a code letter or symbol for each letter of the alphabet and then write a message using the code they created.
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Coded Wordsearch
In this phonics worksheet, students use a code to determine the 15 words that they will find in a word search puzzle. They match symbols to letters of the alphabet in order to decipher the words.
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What Is the Amount?
For this counting money worksheet, students solve 8 problems in which picture symbols inside a robot's purse are decoded. Students count how much money is inside each purse. All sums are under one dollar.
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Numerical Analysis/ Introduction to Algorithms and Pseudocode
In this math activity, students examine the concepts of algorithms and pseudocodes. Then they use the codes on a computer to execute the algorithms.
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Squigly's Secret Easter Code
In this math instructional activity, middle schoolers practice solving the code in order to decipher a secret message that is based upon the theme of Easter.
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Create Your Own Coded Language
Students discover and identify cryptology used in everyday life. They decipher or crack codes. Students create their own secret writing or coded messages, and develop a dictionary of eponyms. They discuss how they have already...
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Shh... It's a Secret!
Fifth graders examine a series of rules for deciphering a code. They create their own secret message using a code after watching video. They access a web site to practice their decoding skills.
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Shh...It's a Secret!
Learners 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.
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Squiggly's Secret Code
In this literacy learning exercise, students use the key to unscramble the code for the fall theme sheet. The code is written in pictographs.
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NWA Codes Word Search
In this social studies learning exercise, students look for the words to create the context for the acquiring of vocabulary within the examining of NWA codes.
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Basic Crypto Systems
Learners try to solve codes mathematically. The use of a code needs a key. Students try to decipher a code with a mathematical key. This requires focus and higher order thinking skills like analysis.
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Secret Code
Students in an ESL classroom work together to gather information about one another. After eating a treat, they receive a secret message that they must solve on their own. They use the alphabet and each other eventually to solve the mystery.