diff --git a/Visuals/Visuals.md b/Visuals/Visuals.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c354039 --- /dev/null +++ b/Visuals/Visuals.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +# Visuals / resources / decorations: +- A strip of paper/ cardboard with the alphabet printed and cuts below, through which a second strip with the alphabet can be fitted and pulled to the left or right. +/*How long should it be? We can make it from A3 paper glued together*/ + +- A poster with the Alphabet and the number values of each letter, i.e. A=1, B=2, C=3 etc. + +- ASCII table + +- Braille poster with a challenge to solve + +- Vigenere square poster (See image file) + +- A poster with an example of Vigenere cipher with a keyword, e.g. code. (See image file) + +- Pigpen / Masonic cipher poster (See image file. It's not labelled for reuse so we might need to create our own.) + +- SHA-256 poster: /*don't know if we need it. Shall we go all the way to hash algorithms? But I love the text*/ + +**Why is 2^256 secure?** + +What exactly is 2^256? Well, if we’re being technical… + +2256 = 115792089237316195423570985008687907853269984665640564039457584007913129639936 + +There is a 1 in over 115 quattuorvigintillion (that’s a 78-digit number) chance of hash collision. + +# Resources / Materials: +- paper plates/ cardboard cut in circles + +- scissors + +- rulers for drawing segments for letters, alternatively protractors (Can we borrow them from somewhere?) + +- pins for the cipher wheels + +- flipchart / whiteboard + +- Vigenere square printed on A4 sheets groups of kids (Age 13-15) can use to encrypt their messages + +- Printouts with cryptography self-study resources (the links at the end of the instructions document); + +- printouts of decryption tasks; + +- printouts of frequency analysis texts for different groups: EN/FR/DE/LU (and ages 11-13/14+ if needed); + +- printouts with instructions for the different age groups /*how many copies per group?*/ + +# Additional resources: +https://sites.google.com/site/codesforscouts/cryptogram + +Decoration: +http://www.makeandtakes.com/3-secret-codes-to-try-with-your-kids + +examples of different cyphers: reverse alphabet, pigpen, Affine, etc.