Description
The 5 Themes of Geography Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the five themes of geography: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region.
This Escape Room has students walking around the classroom breaking codes. The codes include ciphers, Morse code, cryptograms and a final 4 digit code based on the decoders/clues.
What’s Included?
- 4 Reading Passages
- 4 Puzzle Phrases to Decode
- 4 Decoders
- 4 Differentiated Decoders
- 10 Multiple Choice Questions
- Teacher Instructions
- Answer Key
- Hint Guides – How To Decode
- Completion Signs
Watch the video or click on the preview button to take a closer look at everything included!
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:
- No Prep
- Print and Go
- Cross-Curricular
- Highly Engaging
- No Locks Needed
- No silly envelopes to stuff
- No fancy shapes to cut out
Give students a chance to decode puzzles, move around the room, and read passages, all while actively learning! Students will work in pairs (or individually) and race against the clock. A friendly competition always increases engagement. No prior knowledge is needed. Each code will reveal interesting facts about the topic.
Puzzle Types:
- Cryptogram
- Morse Code
- PigPen Cipher
- Polybius Square
Options for Use:
- Anticipatory Sets
- Unit Review
- Early Finishers
- Gallery Walk
- Stations
- Sub Plans
- Rewards
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Peggy Barnhart –
A good resource for my social studies supplemental materials
Allisandra L. –
This has been a go to resource in my tutoring sessions this summer!
Susan R. –
Students were engaged with the material and found it interesting. Thank you so much!
Cristina R. –
I used this in my geography class where I only have about 12-13 students. This had the students up and out of their seats and working with their partner to be the first group to get the code correctly. I had a prize for the winning group which pushed their motivation.
Tracy Chabot –
My students really enjoyed this resource. It was a great addition to my geography unit.
Michelle H. –
Used this activity in my 6th grade social studies resource class. My students needed a lot of direction getting started but were able to complete some of the activity independently. Was a fun activity to mix in with notes.
Gina S. –
I never covered all the themes in the Escape Room. If I did, this would be an excellent source to assess students understanding.
Allison R. –
My students loved this review activity. Escape rooms are a class favorite.
Thanks
Amanda R –
I will be using this every year! The students loved this. It took an entire class period (50- 60 minutes).
Groovy in Grade 5 –
My class and I really enjoyed this resource! It was engaging โกฬ
Tracy F. –
Everything from Think Tank is amazing. This is a print and go resource that provides great information in a fun game like way. You can’t go wrong.
Stefania F. –
We used this escape room as a closing activity for our Five Themes of Geography unit. My students absolutely loved it!
Heidi J. –
My students loved this activity. Once they figured out how to use the coders and what they were looking for, they took off with it! The room was noisy but good noisy. My below-level students need some extra help with figuring out the coders and then they were able to complete the puzzles. Overall, they liked it and are asking when they can do another one.
Frankie Kay –
this is a great resource. My students thought it was very fun
Tami R. –
loved this
Sara O. –
Any escape room from Think Tank is amazing!
Shandi L. –
Thank you! Loved it!
Amber M. –
My students enjoyed that they just had to do a review for the 5 themes of geography since we do this every year. I used this as a quick review before starting curriculum for the year. I have a poster up as a reminder for the rest of the year.