Name: End of Year Escape Room Fun End of School Year Activities for Middle School
SKU: 3569
Price: 3.00 USD
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Looking for an End of Year Escape the School Escape Room? Students will have a blast with this FUN, NO-Prep Escape the Hot School Escape Room. Your 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade or 8th grade students will read a *high-interest reading passage about animal thermoregulation, and then use the reading passage to find clues in four fun challenges. Each challenge will force students to read carefully to find the answers. Answer sheets and Escape Room coupons for winners are also included.

*When I say “high interest” I mean it! Kids will be amazed at the adaptations some animals use for thermoregulation. Did you know that echidnas make snot bubbles and marabou storks poop on their legs to cool off? Yep! Very clever methods of using evaporative cooling to stay cool!

THE CHALLENGE:

It’s the final day of school before summer break and excitement is in the air. However, as the last period begins, the school’s air conditioner breaks down. The classroom quickly heats up, and you and your classmates start to feel the discomfort of the sweltering heat.

Unexpectedly, the classroom door locks – part of a new automated system that hasn’t been tested properly. The principal announces to the school that there is a glitch in the new computer system used to manage the school property. The same glitch that turned off the air conditioning units also automatically locked the doors.

Trapped in the warm science classroom, your teacher decides to turn this uncomfortable, and somewhat troubling, situation into a teachable moment. She poses a thought-provoking question:

“What do animals do when they are trapped in a hot environment?”

The answer can be revealed by using a four-digit code. You will use the reading passage that follows, along with the Four Challenges, to determine the code and reveal the answer.

How Does this NO-PREP Escape Room Work?

⭐Students will be presented with an escape room challenge (see above)

⭐Students will then read a 5-page, high-interest reading passage with
beautiful color photos (printer-friendly version without photos is also
included)

⭐They will answer questions in 4 fun challenges. The answers are found in
the 5-page reading passage (no extra content necessary)

⭐As students complete each challenge, they will uncover a digit that will be
recorded on the answer sheet

⭐After all 4 challenges are complete, students will have a 4-digit code

⭐The code will be used to “unlock” the “Escape Message”

⭐There are three options for unlocking the “Escape Message”

No Prep Option: The teacher reveals the message with a paper sign when students present the correct code.
Lockbox Option: Message is inside lockbox with 4-digit programmable lock (available on Amazon for $4) that can only be unlocked with the correct code. “Congratulations” message and rewards are placed inside the box ahead of time.
Digital Option: Students use code to unlock a password-protected Google Slide (link provided in teacher instructions). The slide reveals the “Congratulations” message.

What’s Included:

This End of Year Escape Room includes everything you need for a fun, educational, and stress-free activity! To begin with, students will dive into a 5-page, high-interest reading passage all about Animal Thermoregulation—exploring fascinating creatures such as Cape Ground Squirrels, Elephants, Red Kangaroos, Pelicans, Swimming Pigs, Echidnas, Jackrabbits, Dogs, and even Marabou Storks. As they read, they’ll discover how each animal adapts to its environment in unique and surprising ways.

Next, students will put their knowledge to the test through 4 fun, no-prep challenges that reinforce key science concepts in an engaging, hands-on way. Then, they can check their understanding using the included answer keys for each challenge, ensuring both accuracy and confidence as they progress.

Additionally, an answer sheet is provided for students to neatly record their answers, keeping everything organized and easy to follow. Finally, to make things even more exciting, this escape room includes 4 unique Escape Room Coupons for winners, offering a motivating and rewarding way to end the year on a high note!

What’s Unique about this Crack the Code:

No Prep! Unlike many other Escape Room or Crack the Code activities, there is no preparation needed. In other words, you don’t need to stuff envelopes, find locks, find props, decorate or set up any materials. Just print and go!
Reading Comprehension! The 5-page reading passage contains all the information students will need to answer the questions. No pre-teaching! That makes this activity perfect for substitute lesson plans, fun incentives, activities for after state testing, as well as end of year activities.

More about each Challenge…

1: Matching

- When students match the words with the answers, their lines that cross through letters. Unscrambled the letters and find the clue to the first number in the code.

2: True or False

- Students answer eight true or false questions. As they answer the questions, they color in (or cross off) “coins” with different values. The coins that are colored in are added together. The sum provides the clue to the second number in the secret code.

3: Multiple Choice

- Students answer eight multiple choice questions from the reading passage. The answer lead to the third clue in the secret code.

4: Sentence Search

- Students are give seven sentences from the reading passage. Students much find in which paragraph of the reading passage the sentence is located. The paragraphs without a selected sentence are the clue to the final number of the secret code.

When students successfully complete each challenge, they will end up with a four digit code. If the code is correct, that means they have “Escaped” and successfully completed each challenge.

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