Cryptography 101

Completed by 56 learners

Ages 9-12

Live One-Time Class

In this 1-day class students will explore cryptography: the art and science of making and breaking codes.

Jeff Contos

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(77 reviews)

Live video meetings

Meets once

1-10 learners per class

50 min

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What's included

1 live meeting

50 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

In this 1-day class on the art and science of making and breaking codes, students will: 
* cover essential vocabulary
* analyze classic examples of encryption tools and techniques
* discuss and debate real-world uses for and inherent weaknesses of various forms of cryptography
* enjoy a sneak peek of Deborah Hopkinson’s How I Became a Spy, an award-winning children's historical novel set in WWII London 

At the end of this class families will receive a PDF filled with exciting ways to take their cryptographic research even further with books, online tools, engaging videos and more!

Other Details

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Jeff Contos

Joined September, 2020

5.0

77reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

North Carolina Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts

Having served as a K-5 teaching librarian for over a decade I’ve led thousands of students on deep-dives into countless topics ranging from the Titanic to dinosaurs, time travel to cryptography, robots to treasure hunting. We don’t just read books, we find, analyze, evaluate, and create websites, videos, podcasts. We identify places to visit, people to talk to, questions to ask. In other words, we transform interests into passions. I’m excited to take my unit study of Cryptography out of the traditional classroom and share it with your family through Outschool!