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.
Joe Matteoli –
This was an engaging resource. My class learned a lot. Thank you!
Lisbeth Merrigan –
Great to leave for last minute sub plans for my students. They loved working through the escape room!
KrssyDesigns –
Great fun way to review. Keeps students busy and engaged for quite awhile.
Samantha M. –
My students loved this! It was a great way to add to what we were learning in class.
Ellyn Lawrence –
Great support to go along with what we are learning about the 13 colonies!
Haley B. –
This resource was so helpful and FUN for my students! Thank you!
Chandrika F. –
My students love escape rooms. These are so much fun.
Diane B. –
Engaging and perfect activity to leave for a sub.
Laura M. –
It didn’t work on my student chromebooks…
Jennifer B. –
Kids love digital escape rooms and I enjoyed using this as another additional test prep item.
Kailey K. –
I loved the idea of this escape room. I have used plenty of escape rooms in the past with my school but for some reason this would not work on my student’s Chromebook.
Amanda E. –
Great Resource!
Kate R. –
Great resource.
Mindy Nieland –
students loved this. very easy to use
Lisa Mingone –
Amazing!! So so helpful and just a great resource.
Shani Kidder –
My students love this !
Claudia Garcia –
Awesome resource! Thank you!
Theresa D. –
Students had a great time doing this activity!
Whitney O. –
I was pleased with it
Julia Y. –
Great resource! I used this as a Fun Friday activity for students who had finished all their assignments. They worked in groups using Google Meet breakout rooms. It took quite a bit of explanation to help them understand how to complete all the challenges, but they seemed to enjoy it once they got the hang of it. I liked the interactive format, the content, and the level of challenge.