Chinese zodiac code breaker
Code breaking using math's calculations.
Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar or Lunisolar New Year, is an annual 15-day festival observed in China and Chinese communities around the world. It corresponds to the new moon that occurs between January 21 and February 20. Each year is based on one of twelve animal zodiac signs.
Activity info, teachers’ notes and curriculum links
In this activity learners will carry out math's calculations to break codes based on the zodiac animals of the Chinese New Year.
Tools/resources required
- Writing instruments (pens, pencils, erasers)
- Calculators
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