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Cold War Digital Escape Room High School History Activity US World History
(11 ratings)$4.50
Add to cartMake learning about the cold war fun with this no-prep high school history digital escape game. It is suitable for a US history or world history course. This game includes access to a website where your students will hunt for the keys to unlock a set of locks. Students will need to read the clues very carefully and watch videos, visit websites, and read texts to find the information they need to win the game. Very easy to use - just send your students to the website and let them work! Students can play individually or in teams.
Digital escape games are a fun way to start a unit, or to review at the end of a unit. They can also be used to learn about a cultural or historical event. This game will have your students reading carefully and paying attention to the smallest details in order to complete the challenge and unlock the locks.
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Your students will enjoy learning without even realizing that they are learning! The challenging game format will get them excited about finding the code to unlock each lock - and the format of the clues for each lock will have them paying close attention - there's no way to solve the puzzles without being 100% focused!
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Prep is very easy - you just need to share the website URL with your students. You may want to test the site before you use it, just to make sure nothing is blocked by your district. As some of the clues can be challenging to unlock, you may choose to help your students with the trickier ones. With the teacher guide, you will have the answer key - so you can help guide students towards the correct answer by giving them hints, or if you have limited time you can adjust the game by reducing the number of locks they need to unlock - just give them the answer(s) to help the activity fit your time constraints.
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“This was amazing and my students were very engaged in this lesson.”
“It can be confusing at first. I gave my kids the areas to look at to find the answers. Otherwise, they were searching for a long time. Great resource though!”
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This was amazing and my students were very engaged in this lesson.
Jill B.
Grades taught: K, PreK, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
It can be confusing at first. I gave my kids the areas to look at to find the answers. Otherwise, they were searching for a long time. Great resource though!
Tammy R.
Grades taught: 10th
This was easy to set up and students could complete without issues!
Katie A.
Grades taught: 8th
This is truly awesome. However, my school blocks games, and this website does not solely utilize google forms (I assumed that it did based on the need for Google). My school labels it as a game, and the system cannot be bypassed or altered. Therefore, it is useless for me as an educator, and cannot be used in the classroom. Therefore, it was a waste of money, but still a cool waste of money (I guess)...
Reply from Frenchified
Sorry to hear that - are you students able to access Google sites? I can send you a link to a google sites version if you send me an email at lovebugsphotography@gmail.com.
Courtney S.
My students really enjoyed this game.
Michelle S.
I loved this activity!
Catherine S.
My kids had a lot of fun with this!
Bethany N.
Thanks!
TaylorMade L.
Was challenging but students loved it. Some students had issues due to the settings of their student google log ins so I had to log them in, but once past that issue it was great (this has nothing to do with the quality of the assignment just a heads up)
Socializing S.
Fun game!
Dina M.
Challenging but fun.
Mary S.
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