Description

Cold War Escape Room

Are you looking for a fun way to review the Cold War? Look no further! This Cold War Escape Room 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 Cold War Escape Room, students are in the process of time traveling back in time to study events related to the Cold War when their time machine malfunctions! The only way to repair the time machine and return to the present is for students to successfully complete seven challenges.

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

What will students learn with this classroom escape room?

This escape room includes information about the following Cold War events and people:

• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• Berlin Wall
• Ronald Reagan
• Mikhail Gorbachev
• NATO
• The Warsaw Pact
• The Cuban Missile Crisis
• The Arms Race
• The Space Race

What escape room activities are included?

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

• Solving puzzles of Cold War events and putting events in chronological order
• Decoding famous Cold War quotes to learn more about specific events
• Using a map to identify and sort countries that were part of NATO or the Warsaw Pact
• Reading passages to learn more about specific events
• Using graphs to answer questions
• Matching specific events to a description of the event

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 Cold War Escape Room is specifically aligned with the 2023 Virginia U.S. History SOL USII.7, although it closely matches most U.S. History standards related to events and people associated with the Cold War.

What are other teachers saying about this escape room?

• “My students enjoyed this resource. It was very engaging and helped my students learn the content.” (Jacqueline G.)
• “This resource helped my student better understand the Cold War in a fun way. Students loved it!” (Katie B.)
• “I use this activity at the end of our Cold War unit.  The kids love it, and I like that they are able to review all that they’ve learned using a variety of activities.  I highly recommend this product!” (Amy L.)
• “This was a fun and engaging way for my students to gain insight into aspects of the Cold War.” (Jennifer S.)
• “My students LOVED this. They talked about it to the upcoming class who was then excited to do it the next year.” (Kiara S.)

Don’t miss out!

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

 

More Cold War Resources:

• Cold War Task Cards
• Cold War Escape Room

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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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