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Code & Cipher Lectures and Interactive SessionsTailored to the age and abilities of the students, from KS2 up to university level. A talk on codes & ciphers is a great way to stimulate an interest in Mathematics, and links to the National Curriculum. A fun, interactive talk on codes & ciphers, can be scheduled to precede a visit to The Bletchley Park Story exhibition for KS2 and KS3 students on one of our collection-based visits. For our guided visits (12-14 year olds; 14-19 year olds; adult learners), the talk is extended to 45 mins or an hour, with coding activities, modified to suit the visitors' ages and abilities. Each presenter of Codes & Ciphers gives a slightly different emphasis, but usually the talk starts with simple hidden words, through transposition and substitution ciphers and, depending on the audience, can include a simple (or more advanced) explanations of the principle of the Enigma machine.
Codes and ciphers learning objectives Students will be able to encode/decode messages using a simple cipher.
Students will be able to list a number of types of codes and ciphers from different periods in History.
Students will be able to describe simply the workings of an Enigma machine and its use.
Students will have discussed situations where it is important for communication to be secret, including everyday examples from our present society. |
