Description
The Revolutionary War Causes 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 causes of the American Revolution, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Sugar Act and Intolerable Acts. 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.
***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.
Jacqueline T. –
This has been great for my students. Easy resource to use
Staci Walton –
I used this activity with my APUSH and Dual Credit learners with modifications.
Bridget B. –
I enjoyed this escape room just as much as my students! All reading and questions are concise, the puzzles are extremely engaging, and I especially loved how the final lock was dependent on both content and puzzles.
Maddie B in Elementary –
Great way to incorporate a fun activity into our revolutionary war unit!
Elizabeth W. –
My students were engaged with this activity during Social Studies class. They loved solving the the puzzles that were the clues!
Jennifer H. –
My students were very engaged with this product. Thank you!
TxTeach22 –
Thank you for making this. Engaging. Kids enjoyed!
sarah Persinger –
This resource was easy to prep and put together and the kids really engaged in the lesson!
Andrea K. –
Great resource! Students loved it! It was super user friendly
Coffee Fueled Content –
My students love escape room activities and this was no exception. Great, engaging resource.
Nancy Dendrinelis –
My students like working on these and they are great for reinforcing concepts they’ve already learned.
iHistory – History Education for the 21st Century –
Highly suggest purchasing this activity. You could use it as a introductory activity and/or a review activity. Students took it as a challenge and took pride when they finished
natasha H. –
This was a fantastic resource!
Miss P Teaching Three –
My students loved this escape room more than any other one we have done!
Jennifer B. –
My students loved this project and many stated they remember key facts from the escape room as we reviewed for our test.
Steven M. –
Great during COVID!
Kristy P. –
Great resource to teach the American Revolution.
Tiffanie H. –
Great
Briarly M. –
This resource provided a challenge for students that they had to use teamwork to solve.
Anjali K. –
This escape room was really fun! My kids loved it, but our school district firewalls blocked it form their school accounts. Simple workaround was to use their personal accounts (my 5th graders mostly have their own, and those without used a sibling/parent’s accounts). Will probably demonstrate and do whole class next year when we can be back in the classroom again. The only (minor) gripe I have is that the seasonal code was a little easy to guess with no effort, and the puzzle about the sugar act was largely unnecessary since it’s basically in the reading. All in all, would recommend!