Science digital escape rooms are a great way to engage students in science classes. They provide a unique and interactive way to explore scientific concepts and help students learn in fun and engaging ways.
I love using digital escape rooms with my students. In fact, I wrote a whole blog post about it, called Why Use Digital Escape Rooms in Middle School? If you are already familiar with digital escape rooms, don’t forget to use these 5 Tips To a Successful Digital Escape Room.
With digital escape rooms, students can work together (or independently) to solve puzzles, complete tasks, and use their knowledge in a creative and engaging manner. This can also help students develop their problem-solving skills and understanding of scientific concepts.
For example, in the science digital escape rooms created by 2 Peas and a Dog, science concepts learned in class are reinforced by solving puzzles with Morse code and other ciphers, as well as with videos, word scrambles, matching games, etc.
Science digital escape rooms offer an exciting and engaging way to learn science in the classroom.
Why Are Digital Escape Rooms Popular?
Digital escape rooms have become increasingly popular over the last few years due to their immersive and engaging nature. Players are able to work together to solve puzzles, riddles and challenges, which can help them to develop their problem-solving skills.
Digital escape rooms also provide an opportunity for players to interact with each other and create an enjoyable gaming experience. The social aspect of digital escape rooms has been a big draw for people of all ages, and the fact that they are accessible on a variety of platforms has made them even more popular.
Digital escape rooms are fantastic for both students and teachers alike as they require little to no prep for the teacher and take 30-60 minutes to complete for the students. This is a very delightful way for students to spend a science class.
Try Science Digital Escape Rooms In Your Classroom
If you want to use digital escape rooms in your classroom, check out this Middle School Science Digital Escape Room Bundle. These science digital escape rooms are created in Google Forms and are easy for students to navigate.
Use these middle school science digital escape rooms to help reinforce science concepts with your students. They will love working through the variety of challenges in each digital escape room. Students must solve these required challenges to “escape” from a place they have accidentally gotten locked in.
This is a perfect activity to help build community with cooperative learning and engage students in social-emotional learning for 6th, 7th, or 8th grade. Each digital escape room should take your students about 30 to 60 minutes to complete from start to finish.
Once this is purchased, the teacher will get access to 13 Google Form links that are editable and customizable for your classroom needs. No prep is required from the teacher or students – all that is needed is a teacher’s Google Drive account. Students can use Google Forms without having a Google account. These digital escape rooms can also be used by non-Google schools – learn more in this blog post How to Use Digital Escape Rooms Without a School Google Account.
These digital escape rooms are also included in Grade 6, 7 and 8 science units created by 2 Peas and a Dog.
Resource Includes
- 13 Digital Escape Rooms
- Detailed teacher directions in text and video format
- Answer Keys
- Student Instructions
Topics
- Space
- Flight
- Electricity
- Biodiversity
- Heat in the Environment
- Pure Substances and Mixtures
- Interactions in the Environment
- Structures and Mechanisms
- Fluids
- Cells
- Systems in Action
- Water Systems
- Pet-Themed
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Included Digital Escape Rooms
Grade 6 Science Digital Escape Rooms
- Space Digital Escape Room – In this space-themed digital escape room, students will solve 10 space-related challenges to “escape” from the International Space Station they have accidentally travelled to.
- Electricity Digital Escape Room – In this electricity-themed digital escape room, students will solve 10 electricity-related challenges to “escape” from the power station control room they have accidentally gotten locked in.
- Flight Digital Escape Room – In this flight-themed digital escape room, students will solve 11 flight-related challenges to “escape” from the airplane they have accidentally gotten locked in.
- Biodiversity Digital Escape Room – In this biodiversity-themed digital escape room, students will solve 10 biodiversity-related challenges to “escape” from the forest they have accidentally gotten lost in.
Grade 7 Science Digital Escape Rooms
- Heat in the Environment Digital Escape Room – In this heat-themed digital escape room, students will solve 10 heat-related challenges to “escape” from the cow farm they have accidentally gotten involved in.
- Structures and Mechanisms Digital Escape Room – In this structures and mechanisms-themed digital escape room, students will solve 10 structures and mechanisms-related challenges to “escape” from the park they have accidentally gotten lost in.
- Interactions in the Environment Digital Escape Room – In this ecosystems-themed digital escape room, students will solve 11 ecosystem-related challenges to “escape” from the shark feeding room they have accidentally gotten locked in.
- Pure Substances and Mixtures Digital Escape Room – In this pure substances and mixtures-themed digital escape room, students will solve 10 pure substances and mixtures-related challenges to “escape” from the fishing net they have accidentally gotten stuck in.
Grade 8 Science Digital Escape Rooms
- Fluids Digital Escape Room – In this fluids-themed digital escape room, students will solve 10 fluids-related challenges to “escape” from the restroom stall they have accidentally gotten locked in.
- Systems In Action Digital Escape Room – In this systems-in-action-themed digital escape room, students will solve 11 systems in action-related challenges to “escape” from the railway control room they have accidentally gotten locked in.
- Cells Digital Escape Room – In this cells-themed digital escape room, students will solve 10 cell-related challenges to “escape” from the greenhouse they have accidentally gotten locked in.
- Water Systems Digital Escape Room – In this water systems-themed digital escape room, students will solve 10 water systems-related challenges to “escape” from the outside of the water treatment plant and return to the class field trip.
And just for fun:
- Pet-Themed Digital Escape Room – In this pet-themed digital escape room, students will solve 5 pet-related challenges to “escape” from the principal’s office they have accidentally gotten locked in. Although not science-themed, this escape room is perfect for fast finishers or filling time – as well as the animal lovers in your classroom!
What Teachers Are Saying About Science Digital Escape Rooms by 2 Peas and a Dog
Flight Digital Escape Room – “This is a challenging and fun escape room for grade 6 students! It prompted a lot of teamwork and my students had to apply what they had already learned to complete the escape room. Highly recommend!” – Susan A
Space Digital Escape Room – “At the end of our SPACE UNIT students partnered to take on this challenge. They loved the variety of challenges – articles, puzzles, word matching, videos etc and using their acquired knowledge to tackle these 10 challenges. Aside from booking laptops to work on, my job is to sit back and enjoy their engagement. Well worth the cost.” – Donna D
Electricity Digital Escape Room – “In partners, students log in to the digital escape room at the end of our Electricity Unit to recap what they have learned or make some new learnings. Even though there are 10 challenges, I don’t worry if students do NOT complete them all. I just see how far they can go in the time provided and check in with the group to see how far everyone got. They love it and are highly engaged! Worth every penny.”
Heat In the Environment Digital Escape Room – “We love finishing science units with escape rooms and this was no exception! They found it challenging enough that it kept them engaged, yet not too hard that they gave up!” – Rachael G
Digital Escape Rooms are always a hit with students and teachers. They are wonderful for promoting teamwork and encouraging out-of-the-box thinking. If you are thinking of using digital escape rooms with your students, I encourage you to give this one a try.
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