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Civil War Escape Room – Virginia Studies SOL VS.7

Are you looking for a fun way to review Virginia’s role in the Civil War? Look no further! This Virginia Studies: Civil War Escape Room has everything you need! Whether teaching Virginia Studies 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 Virginia Studies: Civil War Escape Room, students are in the process of time traveling back in time to study Virginia’s role in the Civil 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 images at the top of the page!

What will students learn with this classroom escape room?

Topics covered:

• Virginians who played a role in the Civil War
• Jefferson Davis, Richmond, and the Confederacy
• Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C., and the Union
• Women who played roles in the Civil War
• Events that led to secession
• Battles and events that took place in Virginia
• The Contraband Decision, Confiscation Policies, and Fort Monroe
• Differences between the North and the South

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:

• Using a key to decode the names of Virginians who played a role in the Civil War
• Decoding places on a map of Virginia to learn about important events and Civil War battles
• Unscrambling information about the Union and the Confederacy
• Assembling puzzles to identify women who played a role in the Civil War
• Identifying true and false facts about the Civil War
• Solving math problems related to the Civil War
• Matching people and events to their descriptions to create secret codes

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 Virginia Studies: Civil War Escape Room is specifically aligned with the 2023 Virginia Studies SOL VS.7.

What are other teachers saying about this escape room?

• “This is the most my students have been engaged in reviewing all year!” (Audrey N.)
• “Fun activity to review VA Studies skills. Very engaging, aligned, and well-made!” (anonymous buyer)
• “I love this resource. It really helped my kids learn, and it improved their test scores. I was so impressed that I ended up buying the entire bundle for next year!” (Corinne D.)

Don’t miss out!

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

 

Want to save money?

This Virginia Studies Civil War Escape Room is included in my Virginia Studies Escape Rooms Bundle for a discounted price!

 

More Virginia Studies resources:

• Virginia Studies: Civil War Unit
• Virginia Studies: Civil War Task Cards
• Virginia Studies Curriculum
• Virginia Studies Task Cards Bundle

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Other Information:

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