Previously, I had posted about trying to create an escape room! You can read about it here. It was very overwhelming and I usually end up going way overboard and making things more complicated than necessary. My first escape room was actually not the case but creating an interactive 'escape box' was not simple. When I went to use it this year, I of course had to 'fancy' it up!
Last summer, I spent some time getting to try out and develop escape rooms. This year, when redesigning, I found it simpler and discovered I could make a generic one to share with my Systems Maps.
I was blessed with a Breakout EDU kit through Donors Choose but you can do it without!
All you need is (some items have examples pictured):
-Some problems to solve or questions to answer!
-2 locks with changeable combinations (so you can set them to my answers)
-1 3-digit combination lock
-1 4-digit combination lock
-a hasp (to use the 2 locks to secure the treasure)
-a lockable box (I chose one big enough to put 'treasure' in
Dollar Stores have lockable tool boxes you could easily use
Optional:
- I created QR codes for the students to receive when they solved/answered their problem to get the clue so you will need a QR code reader for this. You could also just print the clues but I wanted to integrate some technology into our Scavenger Hunt Escape Box! I also wanted a little something extra instead of just handing them a number to the combination.
-treasures 😏
Basically, I am doing my Systems activity I linked earlier but each time they come back, they get a QR code now.
It will link them to clues that provide numbers. The numbers will be arranged or used to find the combination for each lock. The 4th clue for each lock will be how to arrange the previous 3 clues.
I named them small and large lock because I was using these locks from my Breakout EDU kit. You could label each one if yours are the same.
There are 8 clues but you could easily adapt it to less, just give multiple clues to some groups.
I also made a class sheet for them to keep track of their clues on, also, if it lasted longer than a class period, I had the info so they could pick up where they left off.
We will be 'escaping' the last week of November and I will update you further.
These clues will remain in place as long as I have this Google account so you may have your kids use them. REMEMBER.... if you copy them it will change all the QR Codes so you will need to recreate everything (I think!)
Everything you need to escape any assignment can be found here for FREE!!
Enjoy!
Lisa
