Description
The Europe Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the continent of Europe. Perfect activity for geography!
Students will learn about Europe’s: size, number of countries, location, landforms, landmarks, languages, religion, food and more. The Europe 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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Marcy B. –
I love these escape rooms from Think Tank–they are engaging and provide excellent information. My students always love doing them.
Shannon G –
My students always enjoy and are engaged with these breakout rooms.
Tami R. –
Great way to wrap up our study of Europe and fun for my students
Audrey F. –
Escape rooms work surprisingly well with geography. Thank you.
Jennifer W. –
I teach in a multi-level class room Grades 3, and all of my students enjoy the the escape room/puzzle station activities. This was the 3rd one I used and my class begged me to find another one for them to do. I like them because they are easy use and full of great information.
Brooke P. –
My students love escape rooms and completing puzzles. This is a fun resource to get students to work together and learn at the same time.
teachinglittlesbigthings –
I am so excited to use this resource in my classroom!
Susan R. –
I’ve used several escape rooms by Think Tank. They have all been easy to use and very engaging for my students. This one did not disappoint!
Magnificent Middle School –
Another excellent escape room activity! These are super engaging and exciting for students!
Sinead Schipper –
Love this resource! Thank you!
Randi B. –
These never disappoint!
Lacey B. –
My students had so much fun doing this!
Kelly F. –
Students really like escape rooms…they don’t even realize they are learning. I like the added questions so they do not just buzz through to get the code.
Stephanie Kirkeby –
Awesome!!!