Description
The 13 Colonies DIGITAL Escape Room will take students on a secret mission through two 360° VIEW rooms! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies. Drag the mouse or keypad to move the screen for a 360 view! All you have to do is share the link with your students!! It’s THAT easy! No prior knowledge is needed. Great addition to your Colonial America unit.
***STUDENT GOOGLE ACCOUNTS™ REQUIRED FOR USE***
Students will read 4 short passages, then answer questions related to each passage. After correctly answering the questions, they will be given a “clue.” They will then decode 4 puzzles to help them determine the final lock code.
There are 4 sets of color-coded activities. For example, there is a BLUE 4 icon for a reading passage, a BLUE question mark for questions related to the BLUE reading passage and a BLUE controller icon for a puzzle related to the reading.
It is your responsibility to ensure the links will work prior to your purchase. Test these links first on a student account.
https://sites.google.com/view/testsiteforthinktank/home
https://www.thinglink.com/edu (no account needed)
Activities Included:
- Activity 1: Reading, Quiz, Cryptogram
- Activity 2: Reading, Quiz, Maze
- Activity 3: Reading, Quiz, PigPen Cipher
- Activity 4: Reading, Quiz, Jigsaw Puzzle
Students will work in pairs (or individually) and race against the clock. A friendly competition always increases engagement. Each code will reveal interesting facts about the topic. This escape room ensures that students actually read the passages! They must answer 3 questions about each of the 4 passages correctly to move on to the puzzle decoding.
What’s Included?
- 4 Short Reading Passages
- 12 Questions Total
- 4 Puzzles
- Student Directions (digital)
- Teacher Answer Key
- How to Decode Reference Sheet
- URL to access the Google site™
Watch the video or click on the preview button to take a closer look at everything included!
What’s needed?
- Scratch Paper
- Pencils
- Internet
- Student Google Accounts™
Skills Used:
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Peer Collaboration
- Problem Solving
To prevent students from simply decoding the puzzles, ALL questions need to be answered correctly in order to solve the final code. This ensures understanding!
Benefits of Use:
- Cross-Curricular
- Highly Engaging
- Self-grading
- Immediate Student Feedback
- Paperless
- No Prep
- Saves You Time
It is recommended that students have a small scratch sheet of paper, or a copy of the student reference sheet included in your download.
Options for Use:
- Front-Loading
- Group Stations
- Sub Plans
- Unit Review
- Enrichment Activity
- Teamwork Activity
- Reward Activity
- Computer Day
- Distance Learning
Students CAN NOT complete this activity without reading and answering the quiz questions correctly! There is also a “Read to Me” option which allows the students to hear the passage read to them. If they choose this option, be sure they have headphones.
By purchasing this product, you understand that you AND your students must have a Google account™.
Please note: You will not be able to collect scores or data since this is a self-checking, view-only, digital activity.
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Copyright Information :
© Think Tank Teacher LLC. Please note – all material included in this resource belongs to Think Tank Teacher LLC. By purchasing, you have a license to use the material but you do not own the material. You may not upload any portion of this resource to the internet in any format, including school/personal websites or network drives unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students, not other teachers or anyone else on the internet.
Engaging History Activities –
This resource supported my lessons and was useful for my students.
Andrea K. –
Great resource! Very engaging and my students loved it!
Amy B. –
This was a great resource to help my students review for their Colonies test.
Victoria Leininger –
This is awesome for a day when you have a sub and to provide review for the unit.
Whitney Ward –
Easy to use, clear instructions, and it saved me so much time. Thank you!
Amy A. –
These Escape Rooms are so much fun. Such a different approach for many of my students.
Amanda W. –
This resource is amazing! It was a little tricky for my 5th graders to do independently.
Jessica B. –
The 360 rooms were a fun way to review what we learned about the colonies. The students really enjoyed it!
Colleen D’Angelo –
This was challenging for the students but also a lot of fun. They enjoyed working together to solve the clues.
Madison L. –
This was a fun way to teach the 13 colonies to my students.
Justyna S. –
My students always enjoy these digital escape rooms. They love working out problems and help out each other.
Brandy S. –
My students loved this resource once they got the hang of how to use it.
HollywoodTeachers –
My STEM classes used this. This was very helpful. Thank you.
Shauna S. –
This is a great resource. My students found it engaging, and I found it easy to use. Thank you!
RetroTeacher –
My students love all of these escape rooms, they can’t get enough. Thank you for making such great resources!
Jennifer Jewell –
Awful. The readings were too short. This is not worth the money!
Jodi F. –
Loved using this resource with my at-risk students
Charlene P. –
This is a really fun chromebook activity! My crew loved it!!
Mrs Bagley Science and Social Studies –
This resource really engaged the students! They talked about it all day and asked for more!
Lacey A. –
My students loved this resource as a review of our learning.