Description
The Strange Geography Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode strange world geography facts such as: shrinking oceans, longest city names, supervolcanos, hidden trees and snow in deserts!
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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Amy A. –
This is working out great for my students! Thank you!
shelley F. –
Great resource. My students enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.
Tami R. –
This was a great resource for my 6th graders. It allowed them to learn about different things .
Mrs Ford the Science Lord –
My girl scout troop used this as an activity at our kickoff meeting. Girls are in grades 6 and 7. Great team building activity.
M R. –
My third grader had a bit of trouble knowing how to use each puzzle. But that was part of the challenge! It took about 75 minutes to complete. Fun 🙂
joya W. –
My students loved this activity. They were pushed to really engage with the reading materials and think through the puzzles.
Allison T. –
Think Tank makes great escape rooms! My students completed this as an extra time activity and were engaged from the beginning. The competition factor to escape quicker than peers also drove engagement.
Heidi B. –
A fun activity for my students at the end of the unit.
Maggie R. –
great resource
Magnificent Middle School –
I’ve yet to find one of these escape room activities that my students didn’t absolutely love! Thanks for the awesome products!
Aimee H. –
Very helpful!