Code-Cracking Treasure Hunt Activity

Clue 1: A Coded Message

A coded message is slipped under your door. Sometimes, a code

exchanges letters like this:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z a b c d e f g h i j k

To solve a coded message, it can be helpful to start by looking for

short simple words like a, he, it, the. In the code below, the word
‘esp’ appears twice - it could be the word ‘the’.
Wzzv qzc esp nzxxzy hzcod ty esp nzop.

Clue:

Here is the message you received. It uses a different code to the

one above.

Pfl nzcc evvu r jyzg reu r tivn. Kyve pfl nzcc sv xzmve pfli uvjkzerkzfe.

Use this grid once you’ve cracked the code to work out the message.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Message: 

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