Cryptoanalysis - Crack those ciphers at home!

Step 1:

Download the cipher wheel.

Large (Makes one wheel per 2 A3 or A4 pages)

or

Small (makes 4 cipher wheels per 3 A4 pages)

Cut the circles out and join these together with a butterfly pin through the center.

Step 2:

Print the instructions

Instructions and clue storer

Step 3:

Print out the ciphers and solutions.

Mission ciphers. These are the ciphers described in the 3 missions.

Bonus ciphers. These Ciphers if solved, get the reward of getting a one of the emoji in Mission 3 translated to a letter.

TOP SECRET ANSWERS - Give this to a parent, teacher or trusted friend. DON' PEEK!

You need to give the answers sheet to a parent, teacher or friend so they can check your work along the way and so they can give you the top secret clues.

Step 4:

Check out the slide show for some tips:

Slides

Step 5:

Complete the 3 missions!

Complete Mission One!

When you find the secret agent name and password, if correct you will receive the key to the Vigenere cipher.

Complete Mission Two!

When you find the secret agent name and password, if correct you can ask for 3 of the animal emoji to be translated to letters. Ask the person with the Mission 3 answer key to give you your hints.

Complete Mission Three!

When you find the secret agent name and password, if correct you have finished the missions. There might be a bonus mission for you! (see step 6)

Step 6:

Did you solve all the ciphers already?

Here's a bonus mission. There are no clues for this substitution cipher.