Cracking Code Breakers: (KS2) (British Science Association CREST SuperStar Link Scheme)

Free downloadable learning resource for KS2/3

Cracking Code Breakers reveals the lesser known Second World War story of Colossus, the world’s first electronic programmable computer that was invented by Tommy Flowers, a General Post Office (GPO) engineer and cracked top secret German messages from Hitler. Use this resource to inspire your students with a unique story of engineering ingenuity and to make connections between computer technology in the past and the present day.

Cracking Code Breakers can support a digital literacy topic and teaching across the curriculum. The resource includes:

• Teachers’ Notes
• Student Activities including two British Science Association CREST SuperStar Challenges
• Interactive PowerPoints
• Film clips
• Cracking Code Breakers CREST SuperStar stickers

Curriculum Links: Computing (Digital Literacy, data protection), Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, History (Local History, Continuity and Change), Literacy, Geography, Citizenship

Mission Colossus game

Put your engineering skills to the test in this interactive game. Can you beat the clock and build Colossus?

Play online https://www.postalmuseum.org/visit/for-schools/learning-resources/cracking-code-breakers/

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Cracking Code Breakers is funded by Royal Mail and John Cass Foundation and was developed with support from the National Museum of Computing.