Description
The Industrial Revolution Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the Industrial Revolution, Henry Ford, Wright Brothers, Eli Whitney and more.
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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Morgan W. –
I love escape rooms and the Industrial Revolution! The ease of printing and going forward is beautiful. The puzzles can sometimes be tricky for my 5th graders, so I prefer to use this resource as a review (instead of an introduction/engagement piece to the topic) because then students can focus more on the puzzles than the material. Regardless, I love Think Tank’s Escape Rooms and am happy with learning students. 🙂
Jena H. –
My students did well with this resource. This presented information in a way the students could understand.
Amanda C. –
This was very resourceful for my students. It helped them understand the standard.
Some Kind of Whimsy –
This was a great resource! My students enjoyed using it.
Cynthia B. –
I am on the lower end of the suggested grade levels for this resource. That being said, the reading level was a little high for my students so it was difficult for this to be an independent activity for my 5th graders. Overall, high quality and good information.
Tristan R. –
Think Tank made a great escape room to review concepts regarding the Industrial Revolution. My students were engaged with this great resource.
Maggie R. –
thank you, this was a great resource. My students really enjoyed it.
Ann G. –
Great resource to use in my 5th grade class! I teach both on-level and below-level students.
Jordan L. –
This is such a great resource to keep students focused and engaged.
Jen S. –
Great resource. Glad I purchased and would recommend
Samantha M. –
This was super helpful! My students loved using this. These are their favorite!
Erin Ward –
This was a great escape room. My students really enjoyed doing this assignment and I feel like they did learn valuable information from it.
Molly A. –
My 7th graders really enjoyed this activity. I had them work in their groups to solve the puzzle and they had such a great time doing this. They had to utilize their notes to help them out and were really practicing their critical thinking skills. I will definitely be purchasing more of these escape rooms in the future.
Investing in the Future –
This activity was a little easy for 6th grade. We used it as a kickoff to an in-depth look at the industrial revolution in Europe. They enjoyed it!
shanna D. –
My students loved interaciting with each other to solve the puzzles.
Carley’s Cute Creations –
This escape room was challenging, but really fun for my social studies groups
Cassandra G. –
My students loved this resource! They were really engaged. Thank you!
Kristin P. –
This is a great end of unit review activity! I wish it had a digital option as well, but overall, great product!
amanda F. –
Very engaging activity to use as a supplement to my Industrial Revolution unit.
Abby H. –
The kids love escape room activities. It forces them to learn about the content in order to complete the task and move on to the next.