Classroom Activities

Ready-to-run group activities that bring AP CS Principles concepts to life. Each guide includes everything you need: setup instructions, student handouts, answer keys, and teacher tips.

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Encryption Mission

A spy-thriller group activity where paired teams (Alice and Bob) send encrypted messages while the teacher (Eve) tries to intercept them. Covers symmetric, asymmetric, and hybrid encryption through three escalating missions.

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Breakout EDU: The Great Bitcoin Bonanza

A physical escape-room-style review game with five cryptography puzzles, real locks, blacklight clues, and a Satoshi Nakamoto mystery narrative. Reviews number systems, encryption, protocols, programming, and data security.

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