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Cybersecurity & AI Education Grade 8 6-8 Worksheet

Safeguards That Work: Passwords, Two-Factor, and Device Security

Duration: 40 minutes · NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards (2020)

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Built from publicly available New York State standards. Standard codes cited from official NYSED sources.

7-8.CY.2
Describe physical, digital, and behavioral safeguards that can be employed in different situations.
Source: NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards (2020), Cybersecurity, Grades 7–8 — nysed.gov
Confidence: High Confidence Automated validation + founder oversight
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  • Worksheet for Grade 8 Cybersecurity & AI Education
  • NYS framework label: NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards (2020)
  • Primary standard: 7-8.CY.2

Safeguards That Work: Passwords, Two-Factor, and Device Security

Grade 8 · Cybersecurity & AI Education · NYS 7-8.CY.2 · 40 Minutes

NYS-Aligned Standard

7-8.CY.2 — Describe physical, digital, and behavioral safeguards that can be employed in different situations. NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards (2020)

Learning Objectives — “I Can” Statements

  • I can classify safeguards as physical, digital, or behavioral.
  • I can recommend appropriate safeguards for a specific situation.
  • I can explain how two-factor authentication adds protection beyond a password.

Essential Question

Which safeguards fit which situation — and why does layering them matter?

Student Worksheet

Part A — Sort the Safeguards (10 min)

Label each safeguard P (physical), D (digital), or B (behavioral):

  1. Locking the screen when you walk away
  2. Using a password manager
  3. Keeping a laptop in a locked cabinet
  4. Turning on two-factor authentication (2FA)
  5. Not reusing the same password on different sites
  6. Installing software updates
  7. Covering a webcam with a slide
  8. Logging out of a shared computer

Part B — Match Situation to Safeguard (12 min)

For each scenario, name the best safeguard and the category:

  • A shared family tablet is used by everyone.
  • A phone is taken to school and left in a locker.
  • An account holds important schoolwork and photos.
  • A public library computer is used to check email.

Part C — Explain 2FA (10 min)

In 3–4 sentences, explain what two-factor authentication is and why a stolen password alone is not enough to break into a 2FA-protected account. Use the words something you know and something you have.

Part D — Reflection (8 min)

Choose one safeguard you do not currently use and write a plan to start using it this week.

SDI & Differentiation Block

Supports for MLLs/ELLs

Entering/Emerging (NYSESLAT Levels 1–2):

  • Provide category icons (lock = physical, shield = digital, person = behavioral).
  • Sentence frame: “This safeguard is ___ because ___ .”

Transitioning/Expanding (NYSESLAT Levels 3–4):

  • Pre-teach: safeguard, physical, digital, behavioral, authentication, update.
  • Provide a 2FA sentence starter: “Two-factor authentication means ___ and ___ .”

Supports for Students with IEPs

SDI Adaptation Dimensions: content, delivery

  • Content: Reduce Part A to 5 items; provide a word bank for Part B.
  • Delivery: Read items aloud; allow verbal or typed responses; extend time.

Suggested Placement: ICT, Resource Room

Answer Key / Model Responses

Part A: 1-B, 2-D, 3-P, 4-D, 5-B, 6-D, 7-P, 8-B. Part B (sample): shared tablet → separate user profiles/logging out (behavioral/digital); phone in locker → device passcode + locked locker (digital + physical); important account → strong password + 2FA (digital); public library computer → log out + don’t save password + private window (behavioral). Part C model: “Two-factor authentication requires something you know (a password) plus something you have (a code on your phone). A thief with only the password is still blocked because they don’t have the second factor.”

Alignment Record

FieldValue
Standard Code7-8.CY.2
Standard TextDescribe physical, digital, and behavioral safeguards that can be employed in different situations.
FrameworkNYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards (2020)
Sourcenysed.gov — NYS CS & Digital Fluency Learning Standards (2020)
ConfidenceHigh Confidence
Validation NotesCode 7-8.CY.2 confirmed; CY = Cybersecurity, grade band 7–8, Safeguards sub-concept. The worksheet directly classifies physical/digital/behavioral safeguards and matches them to situations. All scenarios are original.
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