Castle Security Activity Book 2019

Castle Security

What is Security?

Did you know security is the state of being free from danger or threat?

The Girl Scout Promise On my honor, I will try: to serve God and my country, to help people at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout Law.

The Girl Scout Law I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.

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Technology: a device created by humans to make life easier (i.e. rubber bands, pencil, phone, car) Security: protection from intruders

Did you know?

A Castle is a large building or group of buildings fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and in many cases a moat.

Girl Scout Values

A moat is a deep wide ditch surrounding a castle, typically filled with water and intended as a defense against attacks.

A Technology Security Specialist implements and measures systems designed to secure and safeguard business and personal data.

Girl Scouts make the world a better place too! Can you think of a way you’ve made the world a better place?

Career Exploration

Technology Security Specialist Did you know a Technology Security Specialist measures systems designed to secure, protect and safeguard business and personal data.

Keep Learning

Build a

Castle In the past, castles had lots of layers of security. These security measures were a form of technology.

Project: Build a Castle Objective: To make the connection between real life security and security in technology.

Materials: recycled materials (plastic bottles, toilet paper tubes etc.) construction paper, cardboard/cardstock, pipe cleaners, model magic, glue, markers etc.

Directions: • Brainstorm layers of security for a castle: knights, traps, tricks, high walls, a deep ditch around the castle, alligators, gates, etc.

• Divide into small groups of 2 or 3 and work together to build a castle with at least 3 layers of security.

• Present your castles to the large group and explain the layers of security

1. What are forms of technology we use today?

2. What sort of security measures do you use?

3. Come up with at least 4 different layers of protection you can use to keep yourself safe.

Security Shield Levels of Protection

4. Draw a symbol that represents one of your security systems in each of the corners of the shield.

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