Description

Can your seventh graders use their knowledge of ratios and proportions to stop the cruise ship in this engaging digital breakout? When hackers take over the ship’s navigation system, the captain recruits his passengers to find the emergency escape lever. Your students will follow a trail of clues by finding the constant of proportionality from graphs, tables and equations to locate a room number; unlock a briefcase by matching up equations with ratio tables, and much more. The best part is that there are no clues to hide! The entire escape room is automated by a Google Form™ (does not require Google Classroom™ or e-mail).

Breakout games are a great way to promote student engagement and collaboration. This activity is great for reviewing ratios & proportional relationship standards and can be done in small groups or individually.

This resource works well for in class learning, and is also easy to use for a virtual academy or distance learning setting. Distance learning instructions are included in the PDF. Tutors love using these breakouts to motivate their students, and homeschool parents use online escape rooms as worksheet alternatives.

In order to complete the puzzles in this digital breakout, students need to be able to:

• Solve ratios involving fractions (complex fractions) 7.RP.A.1
• Solve multi-step word problems involving proportional relationships 7.RP.A.3 (no percent, commission, or interest problems are included)
• Identify the constant of proportionality from tables, equations, and graphs. 7.RP.A.2, 7.RP.A.2b
• Solve ratios including decimals and fractions 7.RP.A.1, 7.RP.A.2c
• Complete simple substitution ciphers where a key is given

What’s included in the PDF?

• Quickstart guide
• Detailed instructions & tips
• Printable cruise ticket (can also be projected) with QR code to access the Google Form™.
• URL to access the Google Form™.
• Detailed answer key
• Success signs to snap photos with after completing the activity (optional)
• Optional link for Google Drive™ users to create a copy of the form to save to their own drives in order to view student results.

FAQ

• Do students need to have Gmail™ accounts? NO! Anyone with internet access and a tablet, computer, or even phone can complete the breakout.
• How long will this take? Most students will be able to complete this activity in under 45 minutes. You can allow 60 minutes to be safe. The form will not save student data, so if you are worried about your students not finishing on time, simply have them write their answers on scratch paper. They can then come back and quickly re-enter their answers and pick up where they left off.
• Will students have to search the web to figure out the puzzles? NO! All of the information needed will be provided in the Google Form™. The math in this activity is all standards-based.