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Fubswrorjb Teri Schmidt Matt Rose K-12 Outreach Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security, Purdue University Overview What is cryptology? Why should we care about it? Some cryptology basics How can we incorporate it into the curriculum? What is cryptology? Why should we care about cryptology? Natural curiosity about secrets We encounter its use every day Email ATM Credit cards E-commerce Movies, books Exciting, interdisciplinary topic Some cryptology basics:  Terms Some cryptology basics: Example=A cipher that is monalphabetic, substitution and shift Incorporating cryptology into the K-12 curriculum Two methods: Interdisciplinary projects/units/adventures Benefits: Connections between disciplines Applications to real life Fun and motivating Lessons/activities within a single discipline to teach or reinforce concepts Benefits: Applications to real life Can help to make concepts easier to remember Fun and motivating Incorporating cryptology into the K-12 curriculum:Social Studies History: have students research the historical uses of cryptography Sparta, 500 B.C. Caesar cipher, 50 B.C. Jefferson’s wheel cipher, 1790 Revolutionary war Slave quilts, early and mid-1800s Decryption of Zimmermann Telegram and WWI Capturing rumrunners WWII (Japanese “Purple”, German “Enigma”, Navajo code talkers) Cuban Missle crisis Korean and Vietnam wars Civics and government: have students investigate the legal, governmental, and ethical issues surrounding cryptography Incorporating cryptology into the K-12 curriculum: English Have students write research papers about the past and present uses of cryptography Incorporate vocabulary words into cryptography activities Use cryptography to explore the development of linguistics and communication in different cultures and times Have students write about a encryption or decryption technique that they created or discovered Incorporating cryptology into the K-12 curriculum: Science Explore t