Caesar cipher: hemispheres and time zones: secret code puzzle for Grade 6, page 1 preview

Secret code puzzle · Geography

Caesar cipher: hemispheres and time zones · Grade 6

Decode facts about hemispheres and time zones written in a Caesar cipher, using the shifted alphabet key. Practices careful matching and reading.

Grade 6 · ages 11 to 12
Medium
5 to 10 minutes
1 page
Free

Goes with the game Globe Explorer.

The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.

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What the sheet says

Directions: Each letter has been moved along the alphabet. Use the key to write the real letter under each one.

Code key

What your child practices

Your child practices careful matching and reading. The skill is “Hemispheres and lines of latitude”: use the Equator, the Prime Meridian, the tropics and the hemispheres to describe where places are.

Grades and ages: Grade 6, ages 11 to 12
Time: About 5 to 10 minutes
Subject: Geography
Level: Medium for Grade 6
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

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 pitched at the expected level for Grade 6, for practice after the skill has been taught.

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

Tip for grown-ups: Start with the shortest coded words; one- and two-letter words crack the code fastest.

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