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Transatlantic Slave Trade Escape Room – VA SOL USI.4

Are you looking for an engaging way to review West Africa and the Transatlantic Slave Trade? Look no further! This Transatlantic Slave Trade 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 history skills!

In this Transatlantic Slave Trade 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 images at the top of the page!

What will students learn with this classroom escape room?

Topics covered:

• The locations and characteristics of the West African societies of Ghana, Mali, Songhai, and Ndongo
• The arrival of the first Africans to colonial America at Old Point Comfort (Fort Monroe)
• The impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on the African coast and the Western Hemisphere

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:

• Decoding locations on a map of Africa
• Determining whether facts related to the Transatlantic Slave Trade are true
• Solving math problems
• Using a cipher to decode hidden information
• Matching terms and information

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 Transatlantic Slave Trade Escape Room is specifically aligned with the 2023 Virginia U.S. History SOL USI.4, although it closely matches most U.S. History standards related to West Africa and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Don’t miss out!

Students will enjoy solving puzzles in this Transatlantic Slave Trade Escape Room! Teacher instructions are provided, making it easy to set up and implement, whether teaching in-person or virtually.

 

Want to save money?

This Transatlantic Trade Escape Room is included in my U.S. History Escape Rooms Bundle for a discounted price!

 

You may also be interested in:

• Transatlantic Trade Unit
• Transatlantic Trade Study Guide
• Transatlantic Trade Task Cards
• U.S. History Unit Bundle

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