Decoding D-Day - lesson plan
Exploring the role of weather observations and encryption during war (for ages 7-11)
This lesson introduces pupils to the vital role the Met Office played in D-Day. It includes codebreaking activities and explores the importance of weather observations and forecasts in decision-making.
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Reflect on the importance of weather observations and forecasts in decision making
- Understand why coding, or encrypting, information is important
Curriculum links:
- History/ People, Past Events and Societies – understand how people’s lives have shaped this nation
- English literacy and language – written and verbal communication
- Geography/Social studies/The World Around Us – observation, data collection and communicating data and prediction
- Computing/ICT – coding and encryption
Time required: 60 minutes for all activities (or less if individual tasks are selected)
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Decoding D-Day lesson plan
Decoding D-Day classroom presentation
'Top secret' worksheet
(pages 1-2 are the worksheet, pages 3-4 are the answers)
Cipher wheel
Click the icon to download in Welsh (coming soon)
Decoding D-Day lesson plan
Decoding D-Day classroom presentation
'Top secret' worksheet
Cipher wheel
