Introduction |
| Anchor Video |
| Concept Map |
| Project Calendar |
| Lesson Plans |
Letter to Parents |
| Assessments |
| Resources |
Modifications |
| Grant |
CALENDAR
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MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
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WEEK 1 |
Introduction to coding – anchor video (CAT Background knowledge) |
Shift Ciphers |
Tom’s Lesson 1 (Shift Ciphers) |
Presentations on History of Ciphers |
Field Trip to World War II Museum |
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WEEK 2 |
Functions, Graphs, and Tables |
Quiz over shift ciphers (CAT – Productive Study Time Logs) |
Tom’s Lesson 2 (Reversing Shift Ciphers) |
Connie's Lesson 1 (Order of Operations and Distributive Property) |
Inverse Functions (CAT – Documented Problem Solutions) |
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WEEK 3 |
Modular Arithmetic |
Modular Arithmetic |
Introduction to Cracking Codes |
Quiz on shift ciphers, modular arithmetic, and functions |
Frequency Analysis |
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WEEK 4 |
Cracking shift ciphers |
Connie’s Lesson 2 (Stretching a Shift Cipher) |
Equivalent Expressions |
Two-step process vs. multi-step process |
Quiz on stretched shift ciphers |
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WEEK 5 |
Keyword Coding |
Matrix Operations |
Challenge students to design more effective codes |
Sum up key concepts (CAT – Concept Map) |
Presentations over Codes and Ciphers |
Tom Abraham & Connie Aphonephanh