Engage your students with this Engineering Design Process Escape Room!

This activity has students decode interesting facts about the process while practicing reading comprehension and research writing.

Perfect for centers, independent work, or as a fun twist on print & go activities.

Skills Used:

• Close Reading
• Critical Thinking
• Problem-Solving
• Research
• Deductive Logic

Close Reading CHALLENGES include:

• Informational Text- The Engineering Design Process: How it Can Help You Solve Everyday Problems
• Breakout Task 1- Plot an Escape: Vocabulary Word Match
• Breakout Task 2- Gather Resources: Identify True or False Statements
• Breakout Task 3- Use Deductive Logic: Fill in the Blanks
• Breakout Task 4- Scour the Scene: Find Sentences in a Paragraph
• Breakout Task 5- Decipher the Clues: Use the Pig Pen cipher to answer 3 riddles
• Complete an Exit Ticket: Fill in the Code. Respond to 3 reading comprehension statements.
• BONUS: Writing Prompt | Research a Famous Failure Invention

Approximately 1+ hours of Activities (8 separate activities for all at once or separately)

Grades 4-8

All tasks in this challenge are related to the DESIGN PROCESS and require students to use several reading comprehension skills.

(Check out the PREVIEW, older or slightly younger students may enjoy this activity as well!)

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