⭐ This 5th Grade Decimals & Place Value Video Game Escape Room uses an engaging video game theme to build and deepen students’ understanding of decimal place value, powers of 10, comparison, and rounding. A perfect math activity or review game! Students analyze place value to the thousandths, write and interpret decimals in multiple forms, multiply decimals by powers of 10, compare and order decimals, reason about magnitude, and round decimals in real-world contexts. Learners strengthen numerical reasoning and problem-solving skills while solving clues, unlocking levels, and “building” features for their game in a fun, interactive challenge that feels like a real video game.

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⭐ Step into a high-tech VR Game Builder Academy. Students become game designers as they solve place value, decimal, comparison, and rounding challenges to add geometry, health, power-ups, and multiplayer to their virtual game. Custom videos tell the story and frame each challenge, making this printable and digital resource activity an engaging, immersive, and highly motivating math adventure.

⚷ To complete their game, students must solve four unique challenges. Each challenge contains a set of rigorous 5th grade decimal and place value problems that must be solved to continue. Students unlock secret codes that help them complete each level as they move through the Game Lab, adding new features to their game along the way.

This activity covers:

✅ Understanding decimal place value to the thousandths

✅ Reading, writing, and interpreting decimals in standard, expanded, and word form

✅ Multiplying decimals by powers of 10

✅ Comparing and ordering decimals using <, >, =

✅ Reasoning about magnitude and relative size of decimals

✅ Rounding decimals to the nearest tenth, hundredth, and thousandth

✅ Solving real-world decimal problems

✅ Mathematical reasoning and error analysis

✨ Available in 3 Formats!

1. Webscape™ Format (MagiCore’s most innovative feature) – This web-based format provides the most interactive and immersive experience possible. It is completely self-directed, self-correcting, and includes audio narration. The slides advance automatically based on student responses, and students are prompted to retry incorrect answers without being told exactly which ones are wrong—encouraging critical thinking instead of guessing. CLICK HERE to try it for yourself! You won’t believe how engaging this format is until you experience it.
2. Google Format – Students complete the challenges in Google Slides and enter their codes into the Video Game Decoder in Google Sheets, which self-corrects and tells them when they can move to the next level.
3. Printable Format – Students work in teams or individually using printed challenge cards and a recording brochure. QR codes allow students to watch the story videos on any device (optional). If no device is available, students can still complete the activity without videos.

This video game–themed Math Escape Room is the ultimate no-prep digital / low-prep print & go activity that will keep your students engaged from start to finish. Say goodbye to boring worksheets and hello to a high-energy, game-based math mission.

⭐ Integrated videos, thematic items, and a cohesive Video Game storyline come together to engage students while developing, reinforcing, and reviewing essential 5th grade decimal and place value skills.

The Webscape and Google Slides versions are self-grading; however, these versions are intentionally designed to require critical thinking. Students are NOT told which answers are incorrect to prevent guessing and encourage deeper reasoning.

Please note: The Google Slides format includes embedded videos that are hosted via YouTube. The printable version includes QR codes for these videos. If you plan on using Google or printable formats, please ensure you and your students have access to YouTube. The Webscape version does not require YouTube.

Key Features:

✏️ Digital & Printable Versions - Webscape, Google, and print versions make this resource perfect for any classroom. The digital version can be used dynamically in the classroom as a presentation while students complete each mathematical question in groups or individually.

✏️ Immersive Experience: Video Game-themed, dynamic challenges, and engaging videos provide positive reinforcement and keep students engaged and focused.

✏️Skill Focused: Each question set was written to focus on key mathematics skills relating to place value.

✏️Scaffolded Challenges: Challenges increase in difficulty as students progress through the escape room.

✏️ No Prep/ Low Prep: The digital versions require NO PREP. The printable version is low prep. Just print the pages, place them in folders, and go! The printable version has the option to incorporate technology and videos through QR codes.

What's Included:

5th Grade Place Value "Video Game" Escape Room

• Print and Digital Directions

Challenge #1: Solve place value problems to add geometry.

• Students analyze whole-number place value by identifying the value of digits, matching equivalent expressions (e.g., 6 × 10,000), and reasoning about relationships between place values.

Challenge #2: Solve the place value problems to add health. -

Students interpret and represent decimals to the thousandths by reading, writing, and decomposing decimals in standard, expanded, and word form.

Challenge #3: Solve the word problems to add powerups.

• Students compare and order decimals using <, >, =, including reasoning about magnitude and values on a number line.

Challenge #4: Solve the word problems to add multiplayer.

• Students round decimals to the nearest tenth, hundredth, and thousandth and analyze rounding scenarios in context.

Also Includes:

• Ooops Cards
• Recording Brochure
• Answer Key

Digital Version Links

• Google Slides Link for Digital Escape Room
• Google Forms Link for Decoding Tool
• Webscape Link

Time to Complete ⏱️

This resource takes about 80 minutes but can be split into four 20 minute segments over several days by completing one challenge at a time, making it easy to use for centers and small groups.

Please Note: This escape room is similar to the 4th grade version but with problems and skills at a 5th grade level.

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