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Cryptography Code Breaker -- Matrix Algebra - 21st Century Math Project

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Clark Creative Math
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Grade Levels
9th - 12th, Homeschool
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Give kids math problems and they fall asleep. Give them a puzzle to solve or a code to break and they take it as a real challenge. Great resource!
I love the resources from Clark Creative Math. I could never come up with material like this. The students have fun, and I believe they learn a lot from it.
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Description

Using ciphers to protect secrets has gone on for centuries. From the Ancient Egyptians to World War II to the modern-day Internet, elements of cryptography play many different roles in society. Of course there are tremendous connections to Matrix Algebra. In this 21st Century Math Project, students will practice matrix operations and uncode secret messages.

In all there are three assignments and one final puzzle project. ***THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH A GOOGLE SLIDES INTERACTIVE VERSION INCLUDED. REDOWNLOAD IF YOU HAVE IT ALREADY***


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In "Code Breaking" students will practice matrix operations and basic substitution ciphers with no inverses.

In “Finger Lickin’ Code” students will solve 8 encrypted matrices with inverses. A famous chicken organization has lost the recipe for their top secret crust and the rival fast-food chain is trying to gain the competitive advantage.

In "Where in the World is Carmen Terrahaute?" student will solve a series to matrices with included QR codes. The secret finale will be a enjoyable result for all ages!

Lastly, I have included a follow-up assignment were students can encrypt their own message and solve a random friend's!

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Total Pages
12 pages
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Teaching Duration
2 days
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Use matrices to represent and manipulate data, e.g., to represent payoffs or incidence relationships in a network.
Add, subtract, and multiply matrices of appropriate dimensions.
Multiply a vector (regarded as a matrix with one column) by a matrix of suitable dimensions to produce another vector. Work with matrices as transformations of vectors.

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