Description
The Newton’s Laws of Motion Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the three Laws of Motion, gravity, force and Isaac Newton.
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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Chaelee F. –
My students had an absolute blast with this escape room! I took them to the library for a change of scenery and it was a hit. Thanks!
Beyond the Lab –
Used this when I had a sub, and it went very well. Will use again
Christine C. –
Students enjoyed this escape room. I let them work in pairs.
Denise M. –
I did this with my gifted 5th graders and they absolutely loved it!! Everything was as promised. Good resource.
Alison S. –
My students loved this escape room! I left it for use with a sub!
Bethany Springer –
This is such a fun activity. The students were engaged the whole time!
stephanie K. –
Great resource to engage students. Easy to use and lots of content.
Denise D. –
Great resource, my students enjoyed playing this game!
Sarah A. –
My students enjoyed competing against other teams during this escape room!
Vanessa F. –
I love these escape rooms! So challenging but the kids are INTO it! Thanks!
Brennan’s Stuff –
My students really enjoyed the tasks with this product.
Kim W. –
This was an absolutely awesome escape room!! my students loved it and worked very hard to solve these puzzles. We have 46 minute periods and only a few groups finished the 4 main stations, no one completed the last page.
Teaching Scarlett –
My kids love these escape room activities, thank you!
Amy M. –
We did this in small groups to review for our end of unit assessment and the kids loved it.
deb F. –
A great activity to check for concept comprehension. Students had a great time working on this.
Jessica B. –
My student love using your items. I love using them to mix up our ways of learning.
Kali G. –
Great product. My kids learned a lot with this. Easy to use and follow.
Linda Neeley –
What a great resource! My students love escape rooms. I try to use them with every unit. They really enjoyed the opportunity to work together to solve the problems. I used this as a way of reviewing them on the laws of motion. I will be using this resource for many years to come.