The rock cycle escape room for middle school science

Description

Want a fun, no prep activity to consolidate and review the rock cycle? This is it! The rock cycle escape room for middle school science is an immersive digital activity suitable for middle school: 6th grade, 7th grade and 8th grade.

Understanding the rock cycle is so crucial for students continuing to study earth science and geology in later years. This digital classroom escape provides an interactive way for students to consolidate or revise their understanding of the rock cycle and rock types including sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks.

​This unique escape room experience will spice up your lesson plans and help students breakout of their comfort zone as they develop critical thinking skills, while also reviewing knowledge of the rock cycle. Make reviewing students’ understanding fun!

Why use a the rock cycle escape room?

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

2. It is a fun and engaging way for students to review content.

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

4. It can be used in a wide range of environments including in the classroom, online learning, homeschooling and distance learning.

5. Full teacher answer keys included.

What is needed to access the rock cycle 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. The Google Form uses digital locks that students need to enter correctly before they can see the next task.

What does the digital 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 printable pdf version is also included for you.

Full teacher answers included.

What this science digital escape room covers:

This science escape room covers:

• the rock cycle,
• types of rocks
• sedimentary rocks,
• igneous rocks,
• metamorphic rocks.