President Jefferson's Cipher: Cracking the Code

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President Jefferson's Cipher: Cracking the Code

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President Thomas Jefferson asked Philadelphia mathematician Robert Patterson to create a code that Lewis and Clark could use to secretly communicate news of the expedition. In this lesson, students decipher "Jefferson's Cipher" and use it to create messages of their own. This lesson includes adaptations for grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

Education Levels:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

United States History, Language Arts

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Education World

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Keywords:

Clark, William, Secret codes, Jefferson, Thomas, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Patterson, Robert, Ciphers, Lewis, Meriwether

Mediator:

Middle school teachers, Elementary school teachers, Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

Education World

Contributor:

Gary Hopkins

Is Part Of:

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

History, Language Arts, English

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Georgia Mathematics Performance Standards (2006)

Mathematics 3

Process Standards

Students will solve problems (using appropriate technology).

b. Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts.

Conforms To

New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Mathematics (2002)

Standard 4.5 (Mathematical Processes) All students will use mathematical processes of problem solving, communication, connections, reasoning, representations, and technology to solve problems and communicate mathematical ideas.

A. Problem Solving

2. Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts (cf. workplace readiness standard 8.3).

Conforms To

Georgia Mathematics Performance Standards (2006)

Process Standards

Students will solve problems (using appropriate technology).

b. Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts.

This data provided by the Achievement Standards Network

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