Students will create a strong password to access a computer and/or website. The password must meet specific criteria. Once the students master the criteria, they will reveal their secret password with their teacher, using a highlighter and a blacklight.   

This is a simple worksheet crossword puzzle for cybersecurity. This can be used to reinforce key terms and definitations or as an assessment.

This lesson will be an introduction to cybersecurity and how to be safe online. 

This is an unplugged version of how a man in the middle attack can happen and how data can be altered using rope, binder clips, envelopes and index cards.

Students will demonstrate how technology needs to be used appropriately and how to keep themselves and others safe on the internet and devices.  In this lesson, students will learn about how to use technology appropriately and focus on the rules of Netiquette. 

This activity introduces the idea of cyberbiosecurity in the context of a "clue" style activity focused on vulnerabilities in the U.S. food system. It can be facilitated in 60 minutes, either in a single session or 3-4 shorter sessions.  This activity is part of the Agricultural Cyberbiosecurity Education Resource Collection that contains resources for formal and non-formal agricultural educators working with middle school aged youth. Published as Open Educational Resources, all resources are provided in durable (pdf) and customizable (MS Word) formats. They are hosted on  GoOpenVA in a unique resource collection, Ag Cybersecurity Virginia Tech, at https://goopenva.org/curated-collections/143 and on on Virginia Tech’s stable repository, VTechWorks at https://doi.org/10.21061/cyberbiosecurity