Fun Business Ownership Escape Room Activity

Increase engagement in your high school business structures lesson with this fun, escape room activity. This activity covers types of business ownership (sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, nonprofit, franchise, and cooperative), advantages/disadvantages for types of business ownership, partnership agreement, franchise costs, and stock symbols. This resource promotes collaboration, teamwork, and problem-solving as students work to solve 5 locks and escape.

No physical locks are needed to complete this activity. This product includes a digital and printable version for flexibility. The digital version is post-and-go with no prep. The printable version requires you to set up the activity but will get your students out of their seats for an interactive experience.

In this challenging, 5-lock activity with 22 clues students will escape to "get paid". A detailed teacher guide is included with the answers to each clue. This activity is perfect for your Introduction to Business, Marketing I, or Entrepreneurship course. When students finish or "escape" I like to provide extra credit or a small prize to those who finish first. Based on your time constraints, all students may not escape.

Save time and $$$ while promoting creativity, collaboration, and real-world application with the Business Ownership Bundle. This bundle includes a variety of activities to engage your students.

How to Use the Printable Version

Print the activity cards and spread them around a room, hallway, or classroom. Students move around the area to read each clue. Students record their responses on an answer recording worksheet. Once they've solved all the clues, students scan the QR code or type in the link that will take them to a Google Form. Students input their answers into the self-checking form. Students go back and correct any locks they missed.

How to Use the Digital Version

Post the digital activity to your LMS. Students complete the activity directly in the provided Google Form. Optionally, students can use the answer recording worksheet to show their work. Once they've solved all the clues, students submit the self-checking form. Students go back and correct any locks they missed.

Included in this file:

• Teacher Guide (includes answer key, PDF)
• Business Ownership Escape Room Activity Cards (PDF)
• Business Ownership Escape Room Answer Recording Worksheet (PDF and in Google Slides™)
• Link to the digital form used to "escape" by entering the locks (PDF)
• Copy of the Digital Form for the Print Business Ownership Escape Room (in Google Forms™)
• Digital Business Ownership Escape Room (in Google Forms™)

The Copy of the Digital Form for the Print Business Ownership Escape Room is provided in case you would like to view who has submitted the activity or make changes.

Note to Teacher:

• The print and digital product versions cover the same material but have been provided in two formats to provide you the flexibility to fit the needs of your classroom.
• If you choose to use the digital version of the answer recording worksheet, each student/ group will edit their own copy. The content on the worksheets is not editable but text boxes/ tables have been added to allow students to complete the document electronically.
• Please note that the PDF documents are NOT optimized for Google Docs™. The files in this product are meant to be PDFs and the formatting will be off if you try to open them as a Google Doc™.
• The clues are not editable, but you can remove a card or question and replace it with your own content to edit the activity for personal classroom use.
• All files are in a Google Drive™ folder.
• This activity can be completed individually or in small groups.

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