Make a rain gauge or some you. Be sure you both use the other measuring device, and same code numbers. use it. Send a message to another Do one of the following: member of your den or your With other members of your den leader using the pig pen den or family, identify three code or another code that different types of shapes that changes letters into special you see in nature. shapes. With members of your den Practice a code stick to or family, identify two shapes create and decode a message. you can see in the construction of bridges. Workbook for use with these requirements: Select a single shape or figure. Observe the world around you 5 SECRET CODES FOR KIDS for at least a week, and write down where you see this shape or figure and how it is used. Do one of the following: With your den, find something 1. Reverse the Words that with many small, colored items in one package. Count the number of items of each color in your package. This is a simple code to solve just read the Keep track of each color. Then: – Draw a graph showing words backwards! Even though it seems the number of items of each color. simple once you know the secret, it can be a Determine what the most hard one to figure out when you don’t. common color is. Compare your results to the boys'. 2. Half-Reversed Alphabet Predict how many items of each color you will find Write out the letters from A to M then write the in one more package. Decide if your prediction letters from N to Z directly below them. was With your den or family, 3. Block Cipher measure the height of everyone in the and see who takes more steps to walk 100 feet. the message in a rectangular block, one Have each member in your den row at a time (we used 5 letters in each shoot a basketball. Count the number of shots it takes to row). Then writes down the letters as they make five baskets. Graph the number of shots it takes for appear in the columns. each boy using 5, 6–10, 11–15, 16–20, or more than 20. 4. Read Every Second Letter Do one of the following: Use a secret code using numbers to send a message to one of your den members or your den leader. Have that person send a message back to
Make a rain gauge or some other measuring device, and use it. Do one of the following: With other members of your den or family, identify three different types of shapes that you see in nature. With members of your den or family, identify two shapes you can see in the construction of bridges. Select a single shape or figure. Observe the world around you for at least a week, and write down where you see this shape or figure and how it is used. Do one of the following: With your den, find something that with many small, colored items in one package. Count the number of items of each color in your package. Keep track of each color. Then: Draw a graph showing the number of items of each color. Determine what the most common color is. Compare your results to the boys'. Predict how many items of each color you will find in one more package. Decide if your prediction was With your den or family, measure the height of everyone in the and see who takes more steps to walk 100 feet. Have each member in your den shoot a basketball. Count the number of shots it takes to make five baskets. Graph the number of shots it takes for each boy using 5, 6–10, 11–15, 16–20, or more than 20. Do one of the following: Use a secret code using numbers to send a message to one of your den members or your den leader. Have that person send a message back to you. Be sure you both use the same code numbers. Send a message to another member of your den or your den leader using the pig pen code or another code that changes letters into special shapes. Practice a code stick to create and decode a message. Workbook for use with these requirements: 5 SECRET CODES FOR KIDS 1. Reverse the Words This is a simple code to solve – just read the words backwards! Even though it seems simple once you know the secret, it can be a hard one to figure out when you don’t. 2. Half-Reversed Alphabet Write out the letters from A to M then write the letters from N to Z directly below them. 3. Block Cipher the message in a rectangular block, one row at a time (we used 5 letters in each row). Then writes down the letters as they appear in the columns. 4. Read Every Second Letter
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