Cryptography Club

Completed by 4 learners

Ages 9-12

Live Group Class

In this week long summer camp, students will learn to write and decode several types of ciphers! #builder

Anna Heinritz

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(42 reviews)

Live video meetings

5x per week, 1 week

5-8 learners per class

90 min

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What’s included

5 live meetings

7 hrs 30 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

In this week-long camp, students will learn about the history of cryptography and how to write and solve several types of ciphers. We will start each meeting with a code we will try to crack together. Each day will include learning about the ciphers via demonstration and videos, practice decoding and writing the ciphers, and finally an opportunity to share the ciphers created that day. The codes and ciphers covered in this course are:
*Pigppen
*Rail Fence 
*Atbash
*Caesar
*Polybius
*Block
*Keyword
*Twisted Path
*Morse
*Vigenère
*Playfair
*Book
*Navajo code talkers and their importance in America's involvement in WWII. 

When time allows, additional information may be added to that day's class. This may include additional ciphers and/or the history of cryptography and important individuals in the development of this field. We will also explore the CIA Spy Kids website to play games and crack codes. This website is COPPA compliant.

Other Details

Parental Guidance

Parents may need to help with scissor usage

Supply List

A spiral notebook to keep track of codes
Pencil
Scissors
Printed material provided before camp begins.

Language of Instruction

English

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

CIA Spy Kids

Sources

Can you Crack the Code? Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code

Meet the teacher

Anna Heinritz

Joined January, 2021

5.0

42reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Kansas Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education

I am in my 19th year of teaching elementary school. I have been a general education teacher in 5th and 6th grades and am currently a gifted education teacher for grades K-5. My education includes a bachelors in elementary education, masters in education administration, and endorsement in gifted special education.