The Great Depression Customizable Escape Room / Breakout Game (US)

**Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further! **

This game was designed for high school students to introduce the Great Depression or to help them review what they have learned about the Great Depression. Some of the topics covered on this game include vocabulary about the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, Black Sunday, Black Tuesday, unemployment, FDR’s New Deal Programs, and important events of the Great Depression.

This purchase includes:
★ A detailed document outlining each clue card, setup, and running the game
★ An answer sheet for students
★ An editable Google Slides document for all of the clue cards
★ A digital breakout form that can be used in the place of a physical box and locks.

Notes:
★ Breakout games involve additional setup such as printing clues, color coding clues (if you let students work in teams), and in some cases writing on supplemental files with invisible ink
★ Supplies needed for this game include invisible ink pens, black light flashlights, and QR Readers
★ If you purchase this breakout and are not able to get all of the supplies, please get in touch with me. I can help you create alternate ways to present the clue to students if needed.
★ Most of these games involve clues that have a uniform answer, regardless of where the game is played. However, some games involve numbers such as pages in a dictionary or atlas. In these cases, the explanation document will tell you that you need to customize the answer based on your resources.
★ Please try the game at least one day before you would like to try it with your students and get in touch with me if you have any questions. I usually respond to emails within a few hours. Try it out beforehand to ensure that you completely understand how each clue can be solved.
★ The page that you download is only one page. This document is a PDF that links to a Google Doc with about thirty pages of documents related to the lesson. The file is set up this way to ensure that you always have access to the newest version of the document.

Here’s what other teachers are saying about this lesson:
★ My class loved this!!
★ I used this with an honors freshman class, and wasn’t sure if it would be hard enough for them, but it took about 52 minutes with me hiding the initial clue and then giving them the rest of the clues as they solved each one. They LOVED it! Thanks so much!
★ My students love these!
★ This gave us a perspective of what we are living right now. History repeats itself and even though is not for the same reason, the kids were able to see some similarities.
★ What a great activity, thank you!
★ Excellent escape room!
★ Great resource! Thanks!
★ My students REALLY enjoyed this escape room and were engaged.
★ The students enjoyed this!
★ My high school class loves break out room activities.
★ Lots of fun! Thanks!