Escape with Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Digital Escape Room

This digital escape room about the Underground Railroad presents students with photos from the Library of Congress, short articles and video clips, a map showing Harriet Tubman's escape route, a rebus puzzle dealing with safe houses, and the original reward poster from Harriet's first escape to freedom. Escape rooms allow for learning at its best; the engagement and excitement of solving problems while trying to beat the clock make learning an adventure. Digital escape rooms do NOT need any of the set up or materials but are just as much fun. There is no real preparation on the teacher's part and no papers to run off.

In this Underground Railroad escape room, students will find themselves joining Harriet Tubman as they make a run toward freedom. Students are challenged to solve 5 challenges in order to find their way north. As the timer counts down (suggested time is 45 minutes), participants will encounter five historical pictures which have links to on-line resources hidden in the photos for students to discover. Each clue is written in rhyme to add to the enjoyment and to give the sense of a true treasure hunt. After reading the clue and using the article, map, or video, students are asked to open five locks, which will allow them to escape.

This escape room was created in Google Sites. Students can work in pairs or small groups to solve the puzzles. (Note: Each group will need a desktop computer, Chromebook, ipad, or other device that can access the Internet.) The link to the escape room site can be assigned in Google Classroom, emailed, copied and pasted, or typed in. A QR code is also included for easy scanning. Answers to each “lock” are typed into a Google Form, which tells students immediately if their answer is correct so they can move on to the next challenge.

This PDF includes:

· the link and a QR code for the Escape Room

· instructions/suggestions for use

· solutions for the challenges

· 4 congratulatory signs that can be printed if you want students who successfully escape to hold them and pose for “victory photos.”

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