Networks & the Internet

Students learn about cybersecurity, from the basics (setting strong passwords) to possible attacks, and the physical infrastructure of the internet in addition to how it works.

JS 101-401 Middle School

CSTA 2-NI-05 Explain how physical and digital security measures protect electronic information.

CSTA 2-NI-06 Apply multiple methods of encryption to model the secure transmission of information.

CS 101-601 High School

CSTA 3A-NI-05 Give example to illustrate how sensitive data can be affected by malware and other attacks.

CSTA 3A-NI-06 Recommend security measures to address various scenarios based on factors such as efficiency, feasibility, and ethical impacts.

CSTA 3A-NI-07 Compare various security measures, considering tradeoffs between the usability and security of a computing system.

CSTA 3A-NI-08 Explain tradeoffs when selecting and implementing cybersecurity recommendations.

Free Networks and the internet aligned project

Have you ever encoded secret messages for your friends? There are a lot of ways to encode messages, one way is to assign each letter to a number. That way, only a person with the list of letter - number assignments can decode the message! Your students will code their first encoder and decoder in this tutorial.

Explore the Super-secret Coded Message Tutorial and Lesson Plan

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Teach coding as a way to understand the intricacies of the Internet!