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04 – Cryptic Messages

Learn how the Germans used the Lorenz machine (the Tunny) to send secret messages using a binary code and tapes

Use this topic to introduce students to binary codes. Students will use a key to create their own binary codes, make a cipher wheel and write a coded message for a partner.

 

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