Re: Cryptology in School

From: Paul Rubin (//phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid)
Date: 02/21/03 

From: Paul Rubin <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid>
Date: 20 Feb 2003 18:33:26 -0800

Stefan Schroedter <stefan_schroedter@gmx.de> writes:
> I'm a german student from the city of Ludwigsburg near Stuttgart. In
> the moment I'm writing my diploma thesis in mathematical didactics.
> The subject is "Integration of cryptology in school curriculum".
>
> Therefore I'm interestest in ANY didactical material (books, websites,
> papers, etc.).
>
> My question to you now is: Do you know any of these material or do you
> know someone that could possibly help me.

I liked the book "Alvin's Secret Code" by Clifford Hicks, which I read
at age 10 or so. It's a kid's novel about a young nerd who explores
various simple cryptography techniques and ends up solving a mystery,
and is fun reading for kids of about that age level. It was reprinted
pretty recently, so you should be able get it from amazon.de.
However, of course, it's in English.