Coding kit
Years 3–6 · Free Unplugged Passphrase Game Kit Printable card game where students build, attack and defend passphrases without touching a device. Includes facilitator script and a class scoreboard.
Provider: Fast Emu
Time needed: 45 minutes
Curriculum: Digital Technologies — Privacy and security (AC9TDI4P09)
Setup: Printer, scissors, no devices required Open resource Coding kit
Years 3–6 · Free Scratch: Build a Login Screen Block-based project where students code a login flow, then break it deliberately to learn why input validation matters.
Provider: Scratch (MIT)
Time needed: 2 × 50 minutes
Curriculum: Digital Technologies — Implementing (AC9TDI6P05)
Setup: Browser, one device per pair Open resource Coding kit
Years 7–9 · Free micro:bit Secret Messages Unit Students program radio messaging between micro:bits, add a simple cipher, then attempt to intercept another group's traffic.
Provider: Micro:bit Educational Foundation
Time needed: 4 lessons
Curriculum: Digital Technologies — Data representation (AC9TDI8K04)
Setup: Class set of micro:bits, USB cables Open resource Coding kit
Years 10–12 · Free Python Log Detective Notebook Jupyter notebook with synthetic sign-in logs. Students write Python to find impossible-travel logins and brute-force patterns, then write an incident summary.
Provider: Fast Emu
Time needed: 3 × 70 minutes
Curriculum: Digital Technologies — Investigating and defining (AC9TDI10P01)
Setup: Browser-based notebook, no install needed Open resource Lesson plan
Years 3–6 · Free for schools Cyber Safety Explorers Lesson Pack Full six-week sequence with slides, teacher notes, discussion prompts and a take-home family device agreement.
Provider: Fast Emu
Time needed: 6 × 45 minutes
Curriculum: Digital Technologies and Health & PE — digital wellbeing
Setup: Projector, printable handouts Open resource Lesson plan
All years · Free eSafety Classroom Resources Australian government lesson plans and videos covering online safety, respectful behaviour and reporting pathways, sequenced by year level.
Provider: eSafety Commissioner (AU)
Time needed: Varies
Curriculum: Aligned to the Australian Curriculum v9
Setup: Projector, internet access Open resource Lesson plan
Years 7–9 · Free Privacy in Practice Lesson Plan Students audit the permissions of an app they actually use, map what data leaves the device, and rewrite the privacy notice in plain English.
Provider: Fast Emu
Time needed: 2 lessons
Curriculum: Digital Technologies — Privacy, Australian Privacy Principles
Setup: Student devices, worksheet Open resource Lesson plan
Years 10–12 · Free Cyber Careers Pathways Session Careers session covering Australian security roles, entry pathways with and without a degree, salary bands and a live SOC walkthrough script.
Provider: Fast Emu
Time needed: 60 minutes
Curriculum: Careers education, VCE/VET IT pathways
Setup: Projector, optional guest speaker link Open resource Classroom tool
Years 7–9 · Free Have I Been Pwned Classroom Demo Search a teacher-owned demonstration address to show real breach exposure, then discuss password reuse and what a breach notification means.
Provider: Have I Been Pwned
Time needed: 20 minutes
Curriculum: Digital Technologies — security awareness
Setup: Teacher device only — never search student addresses Open resource Classroom tool
Years 10–12 · Free CyberChef Data Sandbox Browser tool for encoding, hashing and decoding. Ideal for hands-on encryption lessons with no software installation or account.
Provider: GCHQ (UK)
Time needed: Flexible
Curriculum: Digital Technologies — data representation and encryption
Setup: Browser, works offline once loaded Open resource Classroom tool
All years · Free for schools Grok Academy Cyber Courses Australian self-paced courses with auto-marked coding and cyber challenges, plus teacher dashboards to track class progress.
Provider: Grok Academy (AU)
Time needed: Self-paced
Curriculum: Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies
Setup: Student accounts, browser Open resource Classroom tool
Years 7–9 · Free Phishing Spotter Slide Deck Twenty real anonymised messages sent to Australian students and families — the class votes phish or legitimate and learns the tells.
Provider: Fast Emu
Time needed: 30 minutes
Curriculum: Digital wellbeing, media literacy
Setup: Projector, whiteboard Open resource Assessment
Years 7–9 · Free for schools Code & Defend Marking Rubric Four-level rubric covering algorithmic thinking, secure design decisions, testing evidence and communication of risk.
Provider: Fast Emu
Time needed: Assessment task
Curriculum: Digital Technologies achievement standard, Years 7–8
Setup: Printable or LMS-importable Open resource Assessment
Years 3–6 · Free Cyber Safety Pre/Post Quiz Twelve-question quiz run before and after a unit so schools can report a measurable shift in student understanding.
Provider: Fast Emu
Time needed: 15 minutes each
Curriculum: Digital Technologies — privacy and security
Setup: Paper or LMS quiz Open resource Third-party resources are linked to their official source and were free to Australian schools at time of publication. Fast Emu resources are supplied on request as part of a program booking.
