We were really lucky to have a visit from Chris Hughes of the University of York who taught us all about how secret messages were sent and encrypted by the Germans during World War II using Enigma machines.
We used some models made out of Pringles tubes to encrypt and read our own messages. We had to turn the rotor in the middle to create the secret code and we learned all about how this was used effectively in the War. Being able to decode enigma machines was absolutely crucial during the success at the Battle of Britain!
This helped us to make lots of connections to our WW2 learning and helped us to better understand the various forms of communication that were used.
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