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04 – Cryptic Messages

Activities to create binary codes, make a cipher wheel and write a coded message.

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Download Design a research station (CREST SuperStar Challenge) (PDF)
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03 - Building Colossus

Learn about the original blueprint for Colossus, how to read a map, design a blueprint and make a scale drawing.
05 - Cracking the Code

Learn how to decipher different codes and work as a team to translate a message from German.