Description

Economics Escape Room

Are you looking for a fun way to review elementary economics? Look no further! This Economics Escape Room for elementary has everything you need! Whether teaching remotely or in-person, this classroom escape room is easy to set up, and students will have lots of fun reviewing what they have learned!

In this Economics Escape Room, students find themselves trapped! The only way to escape is for students to successfully complete six challenges that require them to use critical thinking skills as they review social studies skills.

To take a closer look at the escape room activities included, check out the preview!

What will students learn with this classroom escape room?

Topics covered:

• goods and services
• natural, human, and capital resources
• why people and regions specialize in what they do best and trade for the rest
• examples of economic choice and opportunity cost

What escape room activities are included?

Students will complete six challenges. When completing the activities, students will use critical thinking and inference skills. Challenges include activities such as:

• solving math problems to reveal true facts about economic situations and scenarios
• decoding messages to learn fun facts about specialization, trade, economic choice, and opportunity cost
• matching terms related to economics to a correct description
• identifying natural resources, human resources, and capital resources
• sorting goods and services

Is a digital version included?

This resource includes two versions of the escape room. The first version is a PDF escape room that can be completed in a classroom.

The second version is a digital escape room that can be completed in Google Forms. The digital escape room is self-checking so that students can review the answers to their work even when learning remotely.

What standards are covered?

This Economics Escape Room is specifically aligned with the 2023 Virginia SOL 3.10, although it closely matches most standards related to teaching goods and services, resources, specialization, economic choice, and opportunity cost.

What are other teachers saying about this escape room?

• “Your packets are amazing and I really enjoy them. They are well thought out and cover everything we need to teach.” (anonymous buyer)
• “My students were so engaged in ‘escaping’ and completing each challenge. Very little prep on my part, and they ran with it independently and loved figuring out the codes especially.” (Erica A.)
• “This was the best way to review the unit before the test! They worked in pairs and talked through figuring out each challenge. I loved hearing them talk about what they remembered from previously learning the content.” (anonymous buyer)

Don’t miss out!

Students will love completing the activities in this Economics Escape Room! Teacher instructions are provided, making it easy to set up and implement whether in-person or virtually.

 

Save money!

This escape room is included in the 3rd Grade Social Studies Escape Rooms Bundle for a discounted price.

 

More Social Studies Resources:

• Economics Unit
• Economics Task Cards
• 3rd Grade Social Studies Task Cards
• 3rd Grade Social Studies Escape Rooms

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Other Information:

If you would like more information about using classroom escape rooms, check out my blog post “Create the Perfect Classroom Escape Room.”

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