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Simple Machines Game – Escape Room

Are you looking for a fun way to review simple machines? Look no further! This Simple Machines Game – 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 Simple Machines Game – 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 science concepts.

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

What will students learn with this classroom escape room?

Using these escape room activities, students will review important concepts about force, simple machines, and compound machines. Topics covered:

• Differentiate and classify the six types of simple machines (lever, inclined plane, wedge, wheel and axle, screw, and pulley)
• Compare the relative force required to move an object without the aid of a simple machine
• Identify compound machines and the simple machines that comprise them
• Define science terms including force, friction, net force, simple machine, and compound machine

What escape room activities are included?

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

• Match science terms to the correct definition to create a code
• Match pictures of objects to the correct simple machines to create a code
• Answer questions about simple machines to create a code
• Read a story about simple and compound machines, using a key to decode hidden information within the story
• Calculate and solve math problems to reveal true facts about force and simple machines
• Use clues to unscramble words related to simple machines

Is a digital version included?

This resource includes two versions of the same escape room. The first version is a PDF escape room that can be completed in a classroom. I like to create centers with each activity and allow students to rotate through the centers. Additional suggestions for how to set up and use the escape room in the classroom are provided with the resource.

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 Simple Machines Game – Escape Room is specifically aligned with the 2018 Virginia SOL 3.2 but also covers most standards related to force, simple machines, and compound machines.

Where can I find more science escape rooms?

This escape room is included in my 3rd Grade Science Escape Rooms Bundle for a discounted price!

Don’t miss out!

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

 

MORE SCIENCE RESOURCES:

• Simple Machines Unit
• Simple Machines Task Cards
• 3rd Grade Science Lessons Bundle
• 3rd Grade Science Task Cards Bundle

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Other Information:

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