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Chinese zodiac code breaker

In this code-breaking activity from the IET, pupils carry out maths calculations to break codes based on the zodiac animals of the Chinese New Year. 

The activity could be used as a main lesson activity to reinforce basic numeracy in Key Stage 3 or could also be used as part of an introduction to the use of numeracy within engineering.

 

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