Making Escape Rooms for Distance Learning
Digital Escape Rooms are Great for Distance Learning
As I am writing this, many schools are closed are having students learn at a distance. Remote teaching can be challenging even if you do have the equipment and so do your students. One idea I decided to learn more about was making Digital Escape Rooms using Google Forms.
Digital escape rooms give students a chance to read informational text on science literacy topics and solve the puzzles to escape. Digital escape rooms motivate the students to read the high-interest passages and read back into the text so that they can answer the questions correctly. The questions are given in advance which helps students to think about the questions before they read the text passages.
This is such a fun No Prep way to engage your students! #distancelearning
Watch this video to see how escape rooms work Sea Turtle Escape Room Video
You can start by having a google form that the students are sent a link to access.
Students sign in and click on the first break out code.
This code will ask them if they want to make a copy. They do!
The copy makes their answers separate from other students and keeps other students from seeing their answers.
When the copy opens up they will see a google slide show.
Students love the drag and drop activities!
Watch this video to see how the honey bee escape room works.
Students solve five different codes, each with different activities. The nonsense codes are put in the google form so that students can escape!
Students will be told Try Again! (or something like that if they have an incorrect code)
There may be four to ten breakouts in order to escape. After the students solve one breakout code, they can click on the next link which will ask them to make another copy (say yes!)
This will take them to another google slide show with more information and a new code to crack.
When all the codes have been cracked and correctly inserted in the google form, students will be told, “Congratulations, you escaped!”
Students can work on these independently. The teacher can use it in google classroom or simply send the link to the students. A sheet of directions is included to send the students with the link to the escape room.
This is a great activity for distance education!
. These are no-prep for the teacher.
This resource is a digital Escape Room on tropical rainforests. It can be used for Distance Learning! Students will read informational text on tropical rainforests. Students will love learning about all the biodiversity in the unique habitat of the rainforest. This resource is online and self-checking. Students won’t be able to escape the room unless they have the correct answers. Incorrect codes are prompted to Try again! Really no prep for teachers! Just share the link. Great for remote learning. This is an online interactive activity. It works great with google classroom, but can also be shared with just a link.
Special Thanks to Robin Behringer
at Mrs. B’s Brainy Bunch! Mrs. B’s Brainy Bunch!
She has several great Escape Rooms and other digital products in her store.
Want to make your own Escape Rooms? I highly recommend these templates from Mrs. B’s Brainy Bunch.
Also, Drag and Drop slides are super helpful in creating escape rooms and other activities. Check these out.
are interested in creating your OWN Digital Escape Rooms, this resource is for you! Both PERSONAL and COMMERCIAL use, the 78 blank templates help you create your digital breakouts and can be used for any subject area, content, or grade level. Escape Rooms combine gamification and student engagement in a collaborative setting, the perfect trifecta for authentic learning.
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Check out the video on this blog about my Honey Bee Escape Room