Mission Library

Cyber Defense Force

Digital Citizenship
Grades 4-12

The Mission

35 min

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, sus...

3-Dimensional Science

Science and Engineering Practices

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.

Analyzing and Interpreting Data

  • Compare and contrast data collected by different groups in order to discuss similarities and differences in their findings.

Resources

  • Device for teacher
  • Laptops or iPads for each student in class
  • Large screen to mirror to

Skills in Action

Critical ThinkingCollaborationResilienceProblem SolvingInitiative