THE Ultimate Science Summer STEM Escape Room

Tim, the science technician, has gone on his well deserved summer holiday. However, he’s left something important in the science departmental staff room- his (clean) underwear!

Use the clues left by Tim on his round the world adventure to find where he currently is and deliver the lost long pants. Will your team be first to crack the codes and be the escape room champions?

Rooms include:
• Blackpool. Coded rocks: The sticks of rock have a binary coded message for learners to solve. Begin at the bottom of the rock stick to find a 5-digit binary code then use the key to decode the word. Purple=1, Red=0.
• London. Solve for x: Can your learners rearrange sums to find the value of x for each question? This reveals the longitude and latitude of Tim’s next adventure.
• Jordan. Pig Pen Cypher: Looking up and the wonder of Petra, your learners need to decode the writing on the wall.
• Gifu. Rebus: Learners decode science words using emojis. Take the shaded letters and rearrange into a summery word to escape the room.
• New York. Scrabble: The classic puzzle game was invented in New York. Learners answer two questions and calculate the score from the letter tiles.
• Cairo. Hieroglyphics: Learners decipher the clue using the hieroglyphics key. Then take the shaded letters and rearrange into a summery word.
• Where in the world. Morse Code: Learners cut out their jigsaw pieces from the keys they have won throughout the game. They then arrange these to form a note. Using the Morse code key, the decode to find a question. Answer this question to find the country code for the country that Tim is currently holidaying in.

This resource includes:
• PowerPoint with questions and map of the area, pupil instructions and teacher notes
• 7 puzzle sheets, answers and keys

Have fun and have a wonderful summer!

Any issues or errors please let me know and I’ll rectify ASAP.

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