Description
The War of 1812 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 War of 1812, James Madison and Impressment. 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.
ALEXIA T. –
This was an easy, low-prep activity. Just make sure all the links are unlocked on student computers by your tech dept.
sarah C. –
A well crafted resource, That intrigued my students!!
Amy A. –
These Escape Rooms are so much fun. Such a different approach for many of my students.
elizabeth S. –
MY CLASS LOVED THIS WEBQUEST! THE CLASS WORKED TOGETHER AND WE HAD FUN USING IT
Becky D. –
Super easy to use and very fun. I used this in tandem with our reading to support their understanding. It was amazing and just what I was looking for.
RetroTeacher –
During some bad weather days, my students missed a few days of this unit and discussion of Westward Expansion. I used this escape room to allow them to explore parts of the unit independently before a quick whole class overview.
Lincoln F. –
Students and I both found this very engaging and adequate rigor.
Jess V. –
Students really enjoy these digital escape rooms and it works great with in class and online kiddos. Plus it is super easy to pop right into Google Classroom for students to access.
Kassie Morneault –
I did this as a whole group activity with a hybrid classroom (Some students remotely attend and the rest are in my classroom). This activity was easy to follow and made a fun experience for my students while allowing them to maintain social distancing requirements! I projected the escape room and had students have theirs up as well so that we could puzzle through it as a class, but submit our codes independently. My kids LOVED this and asked to do more!
Tatiana M. –
My students found this difficult digitally. I thought it was a great resource; however, in the future, I think this is probably easier to moderate if your students are in the classroom and you can assist a lot easier. Overall, I think the product is good.
Kate V. –
Great Resource!
K Cal –
Great resource
Hollie M. –
This was a fantastic resource for distance learning. I followed it up with an overall quiz. Almost all of the students thought it was a super fun way to learn (even though it took more time than reading the lesson from the book, as several noted).