Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: Code Talkers the Navajo Soldiers of Wwii
This lesson explores the unique role that the Navajo secret codes played in winning WWII.
Other
Army: Native Americans in the u.s. Army: Code Talkers
During World War I and World War II, Native Americans from various tribes worked to keep American military communications secret through the use of tribal languages as code. Learn how these individuals worked to create codes that the...
British Council
British Council: Learn English: Secret Coder (Where Is Ratty?)
Crack the secret code in five messages to try to find the villainous Ratty.
US Senate
U.s. Senate: Jeff Bingaman: Explore New Mexico: Navajo Code Talkers
The United States military adopted the Navajo language to aid in their top secret communications amongst each other during World War II. In 2001, the first twenty-nine Navajo Code Talkers were awarded Gold Medals of Honor by President...
PBS
Nova: Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies
The companion site to the show by the same title. Interesting site allows the reader to decipher a coded message. Information on Venona Intercepts and interviews with children of famous spies.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Code Talker" by Joseph Bruchac
When Ned Begay hears that Navajos are being recruited for World War II, he jumps at the chance to join the Marine Corps, and finds himself brought into a secret program that uses Navajo language to send codes. Selected (7) reading...
Other
Mayim Hayim Ministries: Torah Codes
Discusses the "secret" codes found within the text of the Torah.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Leonardo Da Vinci Riddle?
You've found Leonardo da Vinci's secret vault, secured by a series of combination locks. Fortunately, your treasure map has three codes: 1210, 3211000, and, the last one appears to be missing. Can you figure out the last number and open...
Seeker
Seeker: Week of 10 28 13: Face Shape Secrets May Lie in 'Junk' Dna
Article reports that the secret to differences in face-shape may be found in the non-coding sequences of DNA, also known as "junk" DNA.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Mission Possible: Spy a Book! (Bilingual Resources)
Explore history, culture, adventures, spies, secret codes, and mysteries through this collection literary activities and resources. Includes poems, clip art, and ideas for crafts.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Road to Freedom
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart takes students on a virtual trip on the Underground Railroad and introduces them to some important people who acted as conductors. It discusses how quilts were created with secret codes...
BBC
Bbc: History: Elizabethan Spying Game
An interactive game in which students try to crack the secret code that incriminated Mary Queen of Scots. Archived.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Xor Bitwise Operation
If you've seen the lesson on the one-time pad, you know that it is the ultimate shift cipher. It involves the application of a random list of shifts equal to the length of the message. It's important to understand exactly how and why the...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Facts
This one page website from Scholastic offers two math facts games and a secret code idea all to help you remember your math facts.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Number Cracker (Number Series Game)
The Number Cracker needs you to help find a secret code by identifying the missing number in a series.
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