In the summer of 2020, the inaugural "Introduction to Cybersecurity" course was held in the Master of Science for Teachers (MST) program at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The two-week course followed the CyberVA Curriculum to teach 8th-12th grade educators about cybersecurity, online safety, and much more. Their individual lesson plans are posted here, ready for adaptation and use by other educators.
Lesson plans used a template for consistency.
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Infusing cybersecurity across the education curriculum, this lesson plan targets math classes.
Pre-reqs: Linear Algebra
Grades: 11-12
1 class period / 60 minutes
Grade: 9
This explains careers in cybersecurity and encourages students to pursue a career in the growing field.
1 class period / 60 minutes
Grade: 9
The goal is to have students assess their cyber safety practices when using the internet and to create goals for improving their cyber hygiene.
1 class period / 40 minutes
Grades 9-12
Utilizes a variety of resources including NCTYE's C5 Cybersecurity and Society module and the Khan Academy to introduce technology and cyberethics.
2 class periods / 100 minutes total
Grades 8-12
This looks at tracking digital use as a jumping off point into students exploring their digital footprint.
1 class period / 40 minutes
Grades 9-12
The goal is for students to understand ways in which attackers gain unauthorized access to systems and data. Students explore identification, authentication, and authorization. They explore how credential-based attacks are used to gain unauthorized access to systems and data.
1 class period / 50 minutes
Grades: 8-12
This lesson introduces students to the concepts of cryptology and ciphers. They will learn the difference between a code and a cipher, become familiar with several common, classic ciphers, and trade secret messages e
Infusing cybersecurity across the education curriculum, this lesson plan dives into number bases (2, 10, and 16) and how this representation relates to computer science and security.
Pre-reqs: Understand base 10 number system
Grade: 8
This lesson plan aims for students to learn to think critically about the user information that some websites request or require. Students learn the difference between private information and personal information, distinguishing what is safe and unsafe to share online.
White Hat Agreement Sample
3 class periods / 165 minutes
Grade: Middle School / 8
This lesson introduces students to the concepts of cryptology and ciphers. They will learn the difference between a code and a cipher, become familiar with several common, classic ciphers, and trade secret messages encrypted with random ciphers.
2 30-minute advisory periods
9-12, targeting Special Education
Concepts of netiquette and proper online behavior will be introduced to middle school learners. We will look at a wide array of issues when working on the Internet.