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Escape Room Activities That Bring Social Studies to Life
Station-based escape rooms for U.S. history, World History, Geography, and Government. Standards-based activities that students talk about at lunch.
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US HISTORY
Escape the Speakeasy Raid
What is government and why do we have it? Cover theories, forms of government, and democracy with lesson plans for every day!
$2.99
WORLD HISTORY
Quest for the Maya Codex
Trace the roots of American democracy from Athens and Rome to Locke and the Declaration, with engaging daily lesson plans!
$2.99
GOVERNMENT
Escape the Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention, the Founding Fathers, and the Bill of Rights in one engaging unit with daily lesson plans!
$2.99
Give Students a Lesson Theyā€™ll Remember
What Is a Social Studies Escape Room?
A social studies escape room turns a lesson into a mission. Students work together, moving through stations where they analyze readings to unlock clues.Ā Questions are based on yourĀ content, so theyā€™re not just playing a game. Theyā€™re learning the material because they need it to win.
Use them to introduce a topic, review before a test, or give your class a day that feels different.Ā
- Print and prep. Print the stations and set them up around the room.Ā
- Launch the mission. Students get the story and split into groups.
- Solve the stations. Students work through readings and question sets to unlock clues.
- Escape and debrief. The first team out wins, and everyone wraps up with an exit ticket.
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