Build An Escape Room, Project Based Learning (PBL) Distancing Learning and Print

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I used this as an independent project for some of my gifted students. It was so much fun when they would test out their escape plans. Good ELA project.

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This is an amazing project based learning resource. It provided just the right structure to allow for student voice and choice with guidance and rigor. It would work well with any content area of study, or during a passion project experience!

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Would you like to play a game? Gameplay is huge these days from video games, a resurgence in board games, group outings to escape rooms, and breakout games. BUT instead of playing the game, what if your students design their own escape room?

***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING***

See below for more details on using it with Google Slides.

Build Your Own Escape Room does just that. It turns students into the game makers! Students get to design and build a 3D ESCAPE ROOM and develop a game simulation where players must solve math problems to escape the room. This project based learning activity focuses on designing using multiple academic elements, using problem solving skills, and collaborating in the classroom. It allows for easy differentiation, so students can work at a pace they will be successful at.

This PBL is highly interchangeable and can be differentiated between levels and concepts with individual students or as a whole classroom. Teachers have complete control and can use portions of this or the entire resource.

-This PBL can be used to support ANY concept or skill students are working on. For example: If the class is doing a unit on fractions the students would be asked to write math problems about FRACTIONS. Teachers and users will need to decide what concepts they want students to create problems for (and solve).

-Or use the Alternate version to apply and understand AREA and Perimeter.

There a TWO versions:

-The GAME version:

This version DOES NOT work on specific concepts. Teachers are allowed to choose which concepts they want students to create math problems for (and solve).

This means this PBL can be used throughout the math curriculum. It can be used to review concepts, show student understanding, and even as a form of assessment.

For example: If the class is doing a unit on fractions the students would be asked to write math problems about FRACTIONS.

Standard version (Math game play)

-Use pages 9-46.

-If you’re printing but don’t want to include all the instructions (which you could project instead) use pages 9, 12, 14-19, 21-24 (or 25-27), 30-34, 38-46.

-The ALTERNATE version:

Focuses on area, perimeter, and geometry. Use this version to build and apply those concepts and skills.

Alternate EXTRA (Area, Perimeter, & Writing only)

-In this order use pages 9, 48, 14-19, 28-39, 49-57.

DO THE WHOLE THING

-Use pages 9-46, 49-57

-If you’re printing but don’t want to include all the instructions (which you could project instead) use pages 9, 12, 14-19, 21-24 (or 25-27), 30-34, 38-46, 50-57.

With this resource students WILL CREATE a miniature 3D version of an escape room. The sizes of the room will all be the same, but each student will create a unique version based on their own ideas, imagination, and application of skills. Students design a room that contains ten or more different pieces of furnishings (all in one place) and each piece has a correlating math problem (also created by the student). The math problems will vary based on teacher choice or by choosing the area and perimeter version. This PBL includes extensions ideas, STEM opportunities, and art elements.

ART and STEM

This project based learning activity can also be used for art class or incorporated with STEM based inquiry classrooms

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WHAT'S INSIDE:

6 About this Resource

9 Cover Page and Introduction

12 Escape To-Do List

13 Getting Started

14 Escape Room Parts

15 Pick A Theme

16 Pick The Items

19 Item List, Final Choices

21 Make the Problems, Intro

22 Make the Problems, Cards

28 Escape Room Parts

30 Rough Draft Instructions and Blueprints

32 Final Version

35 Finishing Touches

-Exterior Design

-3D, Building Furnishings

40 Play the Game

47 Alternate/Extra Versions

48 Alt. To-Do List

49 Spec Room, Area & Perimeter

52 Escape Issues

56 Write the Room

58 Reflections and Rubrics

-two versions to choose from

66 Making the Room (with images)

WHAT'S INSIDE, a deeper look:

What the students will do--Regular Version

FIRST: Directions

Read ALL the directions for the ESCAPE ROOM.

Refer back to them as much as you need.

SECOND: Pick a Theme

Pick a THEME for your escape room. The theme is important because it will be the basis for how you design the room.

THIRD: Pick the Items:

Choose 10-20 items that will be included in the room that match with the theme you chose. Be creative!

FOURTH: Make the Problems:

For each ITEM you choose, create a math problem to go with it. Each problem will be created on task cards that are included. The type of problems will be decided by the teacher.

FIFTH: Rough Draft Room:

Create a rough draft of the escape room that includes all the items you chose along with your matching theme.

SIXTH: Build The Room:

Build the three dimensional ESCAPE ROOM.

SEVENTH: Finishing Touches

Design the EXTERIOR of the room and create 3D furnishings.

EIGHTH: Play the Game

Challenge your classmates to escape your room.

WHAT'S INSIDE, a deeper look:

What the students will do--Alternate Version

Directions:

Read ALL the directions for the ESCAPE ROOM.

Refer back to them as much as you need.

Pick a Theme:

Pick a THEME for your escape room. The theme is important because it will be the basis for how you design the room.

Pick the Items:

Choose 10-20 items that will be included in the room that match with the theme you chose.

Rough Draft Room:

Create a rough draft of the escape room that includes all the items you chose and the matching theme.

Build the Room:

Build the three dimensional ESCAPE ROOM.

Finishing Touches:

Design the EXTERIOR of the room and create 3D furnishings for the room. This gives the rooms a completely finished feeling.

Spec Room:

Find the area, perimeter, and shape of all ITEMS you created.

(teacher choice)

Escape the Room:

Students must create area and perimeter math problems based on the information inside their rooms. (teacher choice)

Write the Room:

Write the history of this room and why it is so significant.

(teacher choice)

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Materials Needed:

-computer paper

-card stock (optional for the

house building)

-crayons and colored pencils

-scissors

-tape and glue

Time:

The time frame for completing this project will vary greatly. If you are planning to complete it in a week, give 45-60 minutes per day or longer. All students will work at different rates, but by the end of the week students should be finishing the required steps (1-8) or trying some of the additional tasks.

-Time can vary based on many factors.

--This PBL focuses on pushing students to explore, create, design, and research a decade while applying problem solving techniques and collaborating with others. It allows for easy differentiation, so students can work at a pace they will be successful at. There are steps and procedures to assist students through this project, but the work and results will be determined by their ideas that each students adds.

***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL!***

ACCESSING THIS DIGITAL RESOURCE

There are two pdf files included in the zip file. To access the digital file for Google Slide open the file with the title "digital" in it. Then click the hyperlink included on the first page (inside the yellow box) to access the file online.

What you need to get started:

1. Download Link for the Google Slide Product

2. Have access to the Internet and a Google Account. (FREE)

3. Open the file on your own Google Drive and engage while in the edit mode.

4. Printer access to print out the finished product. (OPTIONAL).

Beginning your Google Slides Project:

Before you begin editing/filling in your project, it is VERY important to first make a copy of the file, on your own Google Drive.

Once you make a copy of the original file it will enable you to make some changes. This includes deleting pages, order, adding more text boxes/shapes.

After creating a copy of the resource you can decide which slides you would like to include and which ones to delete before you assign this as an assignment.

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