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British Council

British Council: Learn English: Secret Coder (Where Is Ratty?)

For Students 2nd - 4th
Crack the secret code in five messages to try to find the villainous Ratty.
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Website
US Senate

U.s. Senate: Jeff Bingaman: Explore New Mexico: Navajo Code Talkers

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States military adopted the Navajo language to aid in their top secret communications amongst each other during World War II. In 2001, the first twenty-nine Navajo Code Talkers were awarded Gold Medals of Honor by President...
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Activity
PBS

Nova: Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion site to the show by the same title. Interesting site allows the reader to decipher a coded message. Information on Venona Intercepts and interviews with children of famous spies.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Code Talker" by Joseph Bruchac

For Students 5th - 8th
When Ned Begay hears that Navajos are being recruited for World War II, he jumps at the chance to join the Marine Corps, and finds himself brought into a secret program that uses Navajo language to send codes. Selected (7) reading...
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Other

Mayim Hayim Ministries: Torah Codes

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the "secret" codes found within the text of the Torah.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Leonardo Da Vinci Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
You've found Leonardo da Vinci's secret vault, secured by a series of combination locks. Fortunately, your treasure map has three codes: 1210, 3211000, and, the last one appears to be missing. Can you figure out the last number and open...
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Article
Seeker

Seeker: Week of 10 28 13: Face Shape Secrets May Lie in 'Junk' Dna

For Students 6th - 8th
Article reports that the secret to differences in face-shape may be found in the non-coding sequences of DNA, also known as "junk" DNA.
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Website
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Mission Possible: Spy a Book! (Bilingual Resources)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Explore history, culture, adventures, spies, secret codes, and mysteries through this collection literary activities and resources. Includes poems, clip art, and ideas for crafts.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Road to Freedom

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart takes students on a virtual trip on the Underground Railroad and introduces them to some important people who acted as conductors. It discusses how quilts were created with secret codes...
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BBC

Bbc: History: Elizabethan Spying Game

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive game in which students try to crack the secret code that incriminated Mary Queen of Scots. Archived.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Crypto Checkpoint 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Test if you decrypted the secret code.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Xor Bitwise Operation

For Students 9th - 10th
If you've seen the lesson on the one-time pad, you know that it is the ultimate shift cipher. It involves the application of a random list of shifts equal to the length of the message. It's important to understand exactly how and why the...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Math Facts

For Students 3rd - 5th
This one page website from Scholastic offers two math facts games and a secret code idea all to help you remember your math facts.
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Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Number Cracker (Number Series Game)

For Students 2nd - 5th
The Number Cracker needs you to help find a secret code by identifying the missing number in a series.

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