Cyber Defense ForceDigital CitizenshipGrades 4-12
Storyline
Students learn to identify phishing scams to protect a planetary defense system from hacker infiltration.
The crew is briefed on a critical planetary firewall update that temporarily exposes the system to hacker attacks. To prepare, they’ll undergo a crash course on phishing tactics, learning to identify fraudulent emails, suspicious links, and fake websites. Working as a team, they’ll analyze incoming messages to determine which are safe and which are threats, using the S.T.O.P. method to make their decisions. Their ability to detect phishing scams will determine whether they successfully defend the system or leave it vulnerable to infiltration.
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ISTE 1.2 Digital Citizen: Students manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security and are aware of data-collection technology used to track their navigation online.
CSTA 1B-NI-05: Discuss real-world cybersecurity problems and how personal information can be protected.
Science and Engineering Practices
Asking questions or defining problems
Identify scientific (testable) and non-scientific (nontestable) questions.
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Use evidence (e.g., measurements, observations, patterns) to construct or support an explanation or design a solution to a problem.
Identify the evidence that supports particular points in an explanation.
Engaging in argument from evidence
Compare and refine arguments based on an evaluation of the evidence presented.
Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgement based on research findings, and speculation in an explanation.
Construct and/or support an argument with evidence, data, and/or a model.