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Ready-to-use lesson plans that make cybersecurity approachable from kindergarten to career. Each lesson includes objectives, materials, step-by-step activities, discussion prompts, and downloadable PDF and Word versions.
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Real-world scenarios, hands-on activities, and deeper dives into cyber concepts.
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Advanced topics, career connections, and practical labs for high school classrooms.
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Meet Darwin the Cyber Beagle
Engaging stories for young learners
The Darwin books are integrated throughout our K–3 and 4–6 lesson plans, giving you an easy way to introduce cybersecurity at the earliest ages. Use the stories, activities, and discussion prompts to help young learners build safe and kind digital habits.
Curiosity
Kindness
Good Choices
A Safer Tomorrow
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College & University Lesson Set
Four faculty-ready lesson plans for threat modeling, identity design, evidence-driven log triage, and incident leadership.
College & University Faculty · College & University extension Explore 4 resourcesStandard Editable Lesson-Plan Template
A reusable planning template for outcomes, evidence, preparation, safety, activities, and reflection.
All educators · Companion resource Read templateK-3 Lesson Set
Safe-choice, password, and kindness activities for the youngest learners.
K-3 · Appendix C Explore 3 resourcesGrades 4-6 Lesson Set
Lessons on privacy, phishing, device care, and recovery.
Grades 4-6 · Appendix C Explore 3 resourcesGrades 7-8 Lesson Set
Lessons on identity, verification, and secure configuration review.
Grades 7-8 · Appendix C Explore 3 resourcesGrades 9-12 Lesson Set
Lessons on incident timelines, threat modeling, and executive briefing.
Grades 9-12 · Appendix C Explore 3 resourcesEach lesson page keeps the public web version, downloadable PDF, and editable Word files together so instructors can read online first and download only what they need.