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Encryption word scramble with a secret word · Grade 12

Unscramble 12 words about encryption using the clues, then use the circled letters to find a bonus secret word. Practices spelling and topic vocabulary.

  • Grade 12 · ages 17 to 18
  • Hard
  • 15 to 20 minutes
  • 1 page
  • Free
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Directions: Unscramble the letters to make a word that matches the clue. Write one letter in each box. Then copy the circled letters, in number order, to find the secret word.

  • Secure version of the web protocol; look for it in the address
  • Encryption where the same secret both locks and unlocks
  • Kept secret; the only thing that can unlock what was locked for you
  • Encryption where only the two people talking can read the messages
  • Mathematical proof that a message came from its sender unchanged
  • 6. A · H · H · S
  • One-way fingerprint of data that cannot be reversed
  • Ancient shift cipher named after a Roman general
  • Turn scrambled data back into readable form
  • Shared openly; anyone can use it to lock a message for you
  • Digital ID that proves a website is who it claims to be
  • Trying every possible key until one works
  • A readable message before it is scrambled
  • Secret word

What your child practices

Your child practices spelling and topic vocabulary. The skill is “Safety, privacy and security”: protect personal information, recognize threats and make responsible choices online.

Grades and ages
Grade 12, ages 17 to 18
Time
About 15 to 20 minutes
Subject
Computers & Digital Literacy
Level
Hard for Grade 12
Answer key
Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing
1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated

How to use it

Read the rules at the top together and try the first step side by side. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is one of the harder sheets for Grade 12, best once the basics of the skill are secure.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Say the clue first; knowing the meaning makes unscrambling much easier.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.

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