Bletchley Park 1
Bletchley Park is considered the home of modern computing. In this 10 week topic, children can discover the history of Bletchley and learn about code breaking and password hacking. They will have the opportunity to demonstrate some of their digital literacy skills by creating presentations about historical figures.
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Lesson 1: Secret Codes
Pupils explore a variety of different codes, from simple caesar ciphers to the Enigma code
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How easy is it to steal someone’s password? Children learn what brute force hacking is and the importance of secure passwords
View LessonLesson 3: Bletchley Park
Find out about Bletchley during WWII and how the first computer cracked the Enigma code
View LessonLesson 4: Computing Heroes
Children learn about important historical figures in the field of computing, including Alan Turing, Margaret Hamilton and Steve Jobs
View LessonLesson 5: Computing Heroes Part 2
Using their digital literacy skills, pupils research and present information about a historical computing figure, explaining the impact of their significance
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