Description
The Silk Road Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, and answering questions! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the Silk Road, Ancient China, goods exchanged, Chinese dynasties and Marco Polo.
The Silk Road Escape Room is a great reading comprehension activity with a twist of fun that has students deciphering codes. The codes include ciphers, morse code, cryptograms, Polybius squares, 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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Joan G. –
This should really be two separate packets, one for younger and one for older. The sheets are not labeled so I couldn’t figure out which sheet was for which group. And for middle schools kids this is a ten minute activity, not 30-60 minutes. NOT worth $6.75.
Theresa Z. –
Students enjoyed the activities. It’s a nice added resource.
brianna E. –
My students loved this activity and were engaged the entire class! They were working together in groups and discussing the content!
Eric P. –
This was a solid print and go resource. My grade 8 classes were able to complete this in a 45min period. I printed both levels of the puzzles decoding keys and taped them around the room. I would use this resource again for sure.
Mama B’s Class –
This was great! My students loved it!
OWL Adventures –
My kids LOVE escape rooms! They really loved this one on the Silk Road. Thank you for creating!
Catherine W. –
loved it
Sara O. –
My 7th graders had such a great time with this!
Carrie M. –
Great!
Bridgette Dutton –
The kids really enjoyed this escape room, thanks!
Carey C. –
This was a great extension activity!
Amanda S. –
Students completed this escape room to prepare for a writing topic to choose a side.
Kaylyn C. –
This was the first “escape room” I did with my students. I was worried that they would have some trouble cracking the codes, but they caught on really quickly. Very fun and engaging. Thanks!
Amy M. –
Very engaging for students!
marijean O. –
The students loved it!
Diversity in Mind with Abena –
This will be perfect for kicking off our Silk Road unit after the break. I’ll update this review after I’ve used the product, but the seller is super-fast-responsive and made some tweaks to ensure the product was 100% accurate and comprehensive. Looking forward to seeing how my students get on with it.