Description
Data and Statistics Escape Room
General Information:
This escape challenge is not just a series of math questions! In this Escape Room review/practice activity, the students are completely immersed in a story where they are trying to escape a jail cell. The previous inmate that stayed in this cell had an elaborate escape that he was able to follow through with. Luckily, the students stumble across many of the clues and information. It is their job to decipher a series of problems and puzzles to escape the cell. Each puzzle involves math in a way that students are learning, yet the puzzles each have elements which make them feel like they are part of a real escape room. The students think critically and work collaboratively in small groups (3 to 5) to solve a series of problems to reveal the various codes which lead to later puzzles and finally unlock the cell.
The students get so excited about the competitive nature of the activity and enjoy being immersed in the story. Will your students escape in time?
This escape room is a blend of a digital and physical escape. Digital locks and clues are provided along the way to decrease the amount of printing, envelopes, and locks required; however, the print resources provide students with the immersive hands on experience a digital escape cannot provide.
This escape room is VERY CHALLENGING! This resource is mainly recommended for students that are up for a true challenge.
Current escape rating for 6th grade advanced/accelerated class: 75%
Groups that reached the final puzzle: 100%
Current escape rating for 6th grade regular classes: 10%
Groups that reached the final puzzle: 70%
Included in this resource:
- Six unique puzzles that practice skills with data and graphing
- Detailed teacher instructions with pictures for easier set-up
- Detailed answer key and puzzle solutions with pictures
- Google Forms (Themed with the story) used as digital locks
- Pictures of fictitious inmates
- Three escape room signs for groups that did not escape
- Three escape room signs for groups that escape
- Instructions for a shorter escape with the same resources
Topics covered in this escape room experience
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
- Minimum
- Maximum
- Range
- Outlier
- First Quartile
- Third Quartile
- IQR
- Vocabulary - Measures of Center
- Reading and interpreting Line Plots
- Reading and interpreting Histogram
- Creating a Box Plot when given data points
- Reading and interpreting a Box Plot
Required Materials:
- One device to access internet per group (one per class is acceptable, but not ideal)
- One computer or projector with a sixty minute countdown (time may vary based on
student needs or time restraints)
- One roll of tape or magnets to place clues on the walls of the "jail cell"
- Color Printer (Recommended but not required)
- Gray copy paper (Recommended but not required)
- One large envelope per group or comparable to hold clues with group number
written on the envelope to keep materials organized
- One small mirror per group (one per class is acceptable, but not ideal)
Suggested Materials: (Included Google Form digital lock is preferred, but some may prefer to use actual locks)
- Small prize for groups that escape - Try my jail theme Homework Passes (*Freebie*)
- Additional Escape Room Signs
- Escape Room Extension (*Freebie*) for students that finish early
Enhance the experience: To increase student engagement and peak interest, post signs to hype up the idea that there is an escape room coming. “Will you be ready?”, “Can you escape?” “Do you have what it takes?” get students excited about the lesson even before it starts. Also, have signs ready for the end of class for students to take pictures with like in a real escape room. Six signs come with this resource, but if you are interested in providing your students with many sign options, take a look at my Escape Room Signs. Also, to set the scene, consider wearing a convict outfit and decorate the classroom accordingly.
Need more ideas for a Data and Statistics Unit? Give this fun student project a try!
Data and Statistics Create a Game Project
Check out these other Great Escape Room Related Resources
Escape Room Extension (*Freebie*)
Love this resource? For similar activities with all the student excitement without all the set-up and non math related puzzles. Give one of my "Special Guest" Lessons or Activities a Try.
Operation Order Matters Activity
Operation Order Matters (no exponents) Activity
Operation Order Matters (challenge edition) Activity
“X” Marks the Spot – One-Step Equations Activity
“X” Marks the Spot – Two and Multi-Step Equations Activity
Isolate the Criminal – Teaching One-Step Equations Lesson
Isolate the Criminal – Teaching Two-Step Equations Lesson
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Description
Data and Statistics Escape Room
General Information:
This escape challenge is not just a series of math questions! In this Escape Room review/practice activity, the students are completely immersed in a story where they are trying to escape a jail cell. The previous inmate that stayed in this cell had an elaborate escape that he was able to follow through with. Luckily, the students stumble across many of the clues and information. It is their job to decipher a series of problems and puzzles to escape the cell. Each puzzle involves math in a way that students are learning, yet the puzzles each have elements which make them feel like they are part of a real escape room. The students think critically and work collaboratively in small groups (3 to 5) to solve a series of problems to reveal the various codes which lead to later puzzles and finally unlock the cell.
The students get so excited about the competitive nature of the activity and enjoy being immersed in the story. Will your students escape in time?
This escape room is a blend of a digital and physical escape. Digital locks and clues are provided along the way to decrease the amount of printing, envelopes, and locks required; however, the print resources provide students with the immersive hands on experience a digital escape cannot provide.
This escape room is VERY CHALLENGING! This resource is mainly recommended for students that are up for a true challenge.
Current escape rating for 6th grade advanced/accelerated class: 75%
Groups that reached the final puzzle: 100%
Current escape rating for 6th grade regular classes: 10%
Groups that reached the final puzzle: 70%
Included in this resource:
- Six unique puzzles that practice skills with data and graphing
- Detailed teacher instructions with pictures for easier set-up
- Detailed answer key and puzzle solutions with pictures
- Google Forms (Themed with the story) used as digital locks
- Pictures of fictitious inmates
- Three escape room signs for groups that did not escape
- Three escape room signs for groups that escape
- Instructions for a shorter escape with the same resources
Topics covered in this escape room experience
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
- Minimum
- Maximum
- Range
- Outlier
- First Quartile
- Third Quartile
- IQR
- Vocabulary - Measures of Center
- Reading and interpreting Line Plots
- Reading and interpreting Histogram
- Creating a Box Plot when given data points
- Reading and interpreting a Box Plot
Required Materials:
- One device to access internet per group (one per class is acceptable, but not ideal)
- One computer or projector with a sixty minute countdown (time may vary based on
student needs or time restraints)
- One roll of tape or magnets to place clues on the walls of the "jail cell"
- Color Printer (Recommended but not required)
- Gray copy paper (Recommended but not required)
- One large envelope per group or comparable to hold clues with group number
written on the envelope to keep materials organized
- One small mirror per group (one per class is acceptable, but not ideal)
Suggested Materials: (Included Google Form digital lock is preferred, but some may prefer to use actual locks)
- Small prize for groups that escape - Try my jail theme Homework Passes (*Freebie*)
- Additional Escape Room Signs
- Escape Room Extension (*Freebie*) for students that finish early
Enhance the experience: To increase student engagement and peak interest, post signs to hype up the idea that there is an escape room coming. “Will you be ready?”, “Can you escape?” “Do you have what it takes?” get students excited about the lesson even before it starts. Also, have signs ready for the end of class for students to take pictures with like in a real escape room. Six signs come with this resource, but if you are interested in providing your students with many sign options, take a look at my Escape Room Signs. Also, to set the scene, consider wearing a convict outfit and decorate the classroom accordingly.
Need more ideas for a Data and Statistics Unit? Give this fun student project a try!
Data and Statistics Create a Game Project
Check out these other Great Escape Room Related Resources
Escape Room Extension (*Freebie*)
Love this resource? For similar activities with all the student excitement without all the set-up and non math related puzzles. Give one of my "Special Guest" Lessons or Activities a Try.
Operation Order Matters Activity
Operation Order Matters (no exponents) Activity
Operation Order Matters (challenge edition) Activity
“X” Marks the Spot – One-Step Equations Activity
“X” Marks the Spot – Two and Multi-Step Equations Activity
Isolate the Criminal – Teaching One-Step Equations Lesson
Isolate the Criminal – Teaching Two-Step Equations Lesson
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