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Update
01-01-2015
Content Type
Activity
Grade Level
First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade
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This activity informs students of George Washington’s role as a spymaster during the American Revolution and how others sent him messages through a special code. The activity explains the code and who would use the codes and then has students solve math problems to decipher a code and find a secret message.