Encryption Cyber Security
Brookhaven National Lab takes all safety very seriously, and that includes cyber security! In this lesson, students will learn about simple encryption and decryption of text files using a short Python program. They will first try to decrypt a message by hand and then compare that with decrypting it by code. Then using their new skills, they will move on to decrypt a more challenging message. No coding knowledge is needed to enjoy this experience!
Vocabulary: Encryption, cipher, frequency histogram, ASCII, Python, algorithm
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New York State Standards
New York State Science Learning Standards
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HS-PS4-2: Digital Transmission and Storage of Information ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution |
Patterns Systems and System Models |
Analyzing and Interpreting Data Using Mathematical and Computational Thinking |
Next Generation English Language Arts Standards
| Speaking and Listening | Language |
| Comprehension and Collaboration Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use |
Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards
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MP2: Reason abstractly and quantitatively MP4: Model with mathematics Algebra I: Seeing Structure in Expressions
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Contact
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Ashley Blydenburgh
(631) 344-4495
Workforce Development and Science Education Office
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Building 438
Upton, NY 11973-5000
