The Hunt for the Missing Spy (15 page)

Pigpen Code:
Key Version 1

Key Version 2

Finger Spelling:

Semaphore Code:

LEET Code:

A = 4

B = 8

C = (

D = |)

E = 3

F = |=

G = 6

H = #

I = !

J = _|

K = |<

L = |_

M = /\/\

N = /\/

O = ()

P = |*

Q = (,)

R = |2

S = $

T = +

U = (_)

V = \/

W = \/\/

X = *

Y = \|/

Z = 2

Phonetic Alphabet:

A = Alpha

B = Bravo

C = Charlie

D = Delta

E = Echo

F = Foxtrot

G = Golf

H = Hotel

I = India

J = Juliet

K = Kilo

L = Lima

M = Mike

N = November

O = Oscar

P = Papa

Q = Quebec

R = Romeo

S = Sierra

T = Tango

U = Uniform

V = Victor

W = Whisker

X = X-ray

Y = Yankee

Z = Zulu

Chapter 1 Solutions

Pig Latin:
Is it time for recess?

Acronyms:

APB:
all-points bulletin

AWOL:
absent without official leave

BLT:
bacon, lettuce and tomato

BOLO:
be on the lookout

BRB:
be right back

DIY:
do it yourself

EMT:
emergency medical technician

FAQ:
frequently asked questions

FYI:
for your information

LOL:
laugh out loud

OMW:
on my way

PBJ:
peanut butter and jelly

P.I.:
private investigator

S&R:
search and rescue

UFO:
unidentified flying object

Cartoon Drawings:

Eye (I) Watch Ewe (You) Mat (Matt)

Chapter 2 Solutions

Washington Code:

What is your code name?

EMME (M.E.)

Kuel Dude

Lock & Key

Code Red

I want a decoder ring

Spies are cool

Can you read this?

Let's wear disguises

Japanese numbers:

23 – 8 – 15

23 – 1 – 14 – 20 – 19

20 – 15

7 – 15

15 – 14

1

19 – 16 – 25

8 – 21 – 14 – 20

Japanese number code message:
Who wants to go on a spy hunt?

Chapter 3 Solutions

Washington Code:

Create a legend (background) for your cover (secret identity).

I spy you.

Chapter 4 Solutions

Morse Code:

Welcome to the Spy Museum!

SOS

Chapter 5 Solutions

Washington Monument coordinates:
38° 53' 22.08377" N 77° 2' 6.86378" W

Acrostic code:
FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY

Chapter 6 Solutions

Pigpen:
The castle has trap doors, hidden tunnels, and secret rooms.

Morse Code:
Don't look now, but I think we're being followed.

Chapter 7 Solution

Confederate Code:
House divided cannot stand

Chapter 8 Solutions

Cartoon Message:
Matt the Master Spy Was Here

Semaphore:
Let's go find Matt

Chapter 9 Solutions

Phonetic Alphabet Code
:
Stad coming this way

Phonetic Alphabet Code:
Think fast!

Finger Spelling:
Matt

LEET Code:
Allosaurus medius, Ceratosaurus nasicornis, Stegosaurus stenops, Triceratops alticornis

Phonetic Alphabet Code:
Here you'll find: Moon Rock, Lunar Module, Spirit of St. Louis, Pioneer Space Probe, and Mercury Friendship Spacecraft.

Chapter 10 Solution

LEET Code:
Sorry, we had to leave. Will explain later.

Chapter 11 Solutions

LEET Code:
At the air and space museum, one more waypoint to go, then we will be back.

Washington Code:
Fidelity, bravery, integrity

Chapter 12 Solutions

Finger Spelling:
Can Mika join the Code Busters Club?

Chapter Title Translations (Finger Spelling):

Chapter 1:
DIY Codes in the Classroom

Chapter 2:
Washington Code FYI

Chapter 3:
A Spy or UFO at the Door

Chapter 4:
OMW to the Spy Museum

Chapter 5:
An APB for Mika

Chapter 6:
Race to the Waypoint ASAP

Chapter 7:
BOLO for a Spy

Chapter 8:
Matt the Brat is MIA

Chapter 9:
AWOL Student

Chapter 10:
Call the EMT

Chapter 11:
SOS—Stop Our Stalker

Chapter 12:
A New Code Buster

For more adventures with the Code Busters
Club, go to
www.CodeBustersClub.com
.

There you'll find:

1. Full dossiers for Cody, Quinn, Luke, and M.E.

2. Their blogs

3. More codes

4. More coded messages to solve

5. Clues to the next book

6. A map of the Code Busters neighborhood, school, and mystery

7. A contest to win your name in the next Code Busters book.

Suggestions for How Teachers Can Use the Code Busters Club Series in the Classroom

Kids love codes. They will want to “solve” the codes in this novel before looking up the solutions. This means they will be practicing skills that are necessary to their class work in several courses, but in a non-pressured way.

The codes in this book vary in level of difficulty so there is something for students of every ability. The codes move from a simple code wheel—Caesar's Cipher wheel—to more widely accepted “code” languages such as Morse code, semaphore and Braille.

In a mathematics classroom, the codes in this book can easily be used as motivational devices to teach problem-solving and reasoning skills. Both of these have become important elements in the curriculum at all grade levels. The emphasis throughout the book on regarding codes as patterns gives students a great deal of practice in one of the primary strategies of problem solving. The strategy of “Looking for a Pattern” is basic to much of mathematics. The resolving of codes demonstrates how important patterns are. These codes can lead to discussions of the logic behind why they “work,” (problem solving). The teacher can then have the students create their own codes (problem formulation) and try sending secret messages to one another, while other students try to “break the code.” Developing and resolving these new
codes will require a great deal of careful reasoning on the part of the students. The class might also wish to do some practical research in statistics, to determine which letters occur most frequently in the English language. (E, T, A, O, and N are the first five most widely used letters and should appear most often in coded messages.)

This book may also be used in other classroom areas of study such as social studies, with its references to code-breaking machines, American Sign Language, and Braille. This book raises questions such as, “Why would semaphore be important today? Where is it still used?”

In the English classroom, spelling is approached as a “deciphering code.” The teacher may also suggest the students do some outside reading. They might read a biography of Samuel Morse or Louis Braille, or even the Sherlock Holmes mystery “The Adventure of the Dancing Men.”

This book also refers to modern texting on cell phones and computers as a form of code. Students could explain what the various “code” abbreviations they use mean today and why they are used.

—Dr. Stephen Krulik

Dr. Stephen Krulik has a distinguished career as a professor of mathematics education. Professor emeritus at Temple University, he received the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.