Hacker Training

Objective: To introduce youth to the concept of cryptography by creating and decoding simple replacement ciphers.

Age of children

2nd – 6th grade

Materials

Writing Materials (Paper/Pencil, Whiteboard/Marker, Computer, etc)

Time

30-45 minutes

 

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