Sick of trying to come up with creative Earth Day ideas? This Earth Day activity escape room with a zoo escape theme has you covered!

Earth Day on April 22nd is such a great opportunity to bring awareness to planet earth and things we can do to take care of our planet. An escape room is a great way to have fun and engage students in Earth Day while also developing their creative and critical thinking skills.

Make Earth Day fun, spice up your lesson plans and make learning interactive with this digital (or printable) escape room suitable for middle school students in 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade. It is suitable for students to complete as an individual activity or in small groups depending on the needs of your classroom.

Of all the fun earth day activities I do - this is always the favorite for my students!

You don't need to be teaching earth science to celebrate Earth Day. This escape room is not subject specific so it can be used in any classroom.

Why use this Earth Day activity escape room?

1. It is zero prep! Just share the link with students and away they go!

2. It is a perfect way to engage students with Earth Day.

3. It builds important skills in problem-solving, critical thinking and collaboration.

4. It can be used in a wide range of environments including in the traditional classroom, online learning (fully digital version included), homeschooling and distance learning.

5. It is self-marked so students receive instant feedback.

6. Full teacher answer key.

What is needed to access the Earth Day activity escape room?

Students just need access to a device with internet access. While the escape room uses a Google Form, students are not required to sign in so they don't need an account to play.

What does the Earth Day activity escape room consist of?

The activity contains 8 tasks students must complete in order to 'escape'.

Answers are entered into a Google Form (provided). The task cards are included digitally within the Google Form, but a pdf version of the task cards and answers is also included for you.

What this fun activity covers:

This escape room is a great resource to review key terms and concepts related to Earth Day and conservation including the following terms:

• Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
• Pollution
• Deforestation
• Biodegradable
• Conservation
• Climate Change
• Global Warming
• Compost
• Fossil fuels
• Litter
• Landfill
• Disposable
• Atmosphere
• Ecosystem
• Sustainable
• Habitat
• Environmental issues

Note: This is not meant to be a rigorous assessment. It is designed to be a fun way to bring about environmental education related to the Earth Day and environmental awareness to help make positive change.

Note: Due to the nature of the form and privacy issues of students across multiple schools completing it, you won't receive the results of students. Since it is self-marked and they can't progress to the next level without getting the answer correct, this isn't usually an issue. However, if you need to see that your students completed the task for accountability, after purchasing, please send me an email at katrina@theanimatedteacherblog.com and I will send you a form just for your class with the results spreadsheet.