You can do it, too! Just make an alphabet wheel.
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You can do it, too! Just make an alphabet wheel. |
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Construction paper or thick white paper |
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Something to write with |
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Scissors |
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Paper clip, or a brass fastener |
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Drawing Compass, or something round to trace |
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Use the drawing compass to make two circles - one that is 6 inches in diameter and one that is 5 inches in diameter. Or trace around the edges of a small plate and a slightly smaller cup or saucer. Cut the two circles out. |
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Connect the centers of both circles by poking holes in the middle and attaching the two circles with a brass fastener or a paper clip. |
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Then draw lines to divide the circles into 26 pie-shaped sections. You'll need 13 lines. It should look like a pizza cut into really thin slices! |
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Write the alphabet around the edge of the outside circle and around the edge of the inside circle. Then turn the inside circle so its letters line up with different letters on the outside circle. It should look something like this: |
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Now you can write in code! When you are writing words, look at the outside circle for the letter you want, but write down the letter you see on the inside circle. |
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Write you name in code, and underneath it write a message in code. Trade with a friend. If you can decode your friend's name, you should be able to decode the message! |
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Can you think of other ways to code languages? Tell us all about it! |
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Get this: there
are over 6,000 languages that people speak all around the world!
All of these languages probably grew out of one or just a few languages
from thousands of years ago. Can you believe it?
Sometimes people make up new languages for movies or for fun, like the Klingon language in Star Trek. Coded language is not a new or made-up language, but a way to disguise a language to keep a message secret. |
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