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1. Codes
The investigative nature of the project can be promoted
by getting pupils to look at different
types of codes.
Pupils will be able to pass on secret messages to each
other using an online
encoder/decoder.
2. From codes to foreign
languages
· A useful introduction for the teacher to different
writing systems. This distinguishes between four different
types of alphabets; hieroglyphics, pictograms, syllable-based
alphabets and sound-based alphabets.
· Write your name in hyroglyphics
· Write your name in Mandarin
Chinese
· Write your name in Japanese
· How to write the Japanese/Kanji
symbol for human. Kanji is the writing system that the
Japanese share with the Chinese.
· Have a go at transliterating your name into the
Russian
Cyrillic alphabet
· Have a go at online translation and translate
into Chinese and Japanese as well as many European Languages
( pupils can send secret messages to each other in different
languages)
Free
translation.com
Babel
Fish
· The titles
of Harry Potter in different alphabets
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