Freemason's Cipher

Starter of The Day Transum Mathematics Topics

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If you haven't seen it already we have an online Presentation on Code Cracking which introduces pupils to the basic techniques of cracking simple codes. It also encourages pupils to use technology to do a letter frequency analysis of typical English text. The presentation links into our online Code Cracking Exercise which has three levels of difficulty and awards virtual trophies each time a code is cracked.

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Do some online research to find out more about the Freemason's or Pigpen Cipher.

This cipher features in Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol.

Teacher, do your students have access to computers such as tablets, iPads or Laptops? This page was really designed for projection on a whiteboard but if you really want the students to have access to it here is a concise URL for a version of this page without the comments:

Transum.org/go/?Start=August8

However it would be better to assign one of the student interactive activities below.

Laptops In Lessons

Here is the URL which will take them to another code breaking activity.

Transum.org/go/?to=Code

Freemason's Cipher

A Mathematics Lesson Starter Of The Day

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