Description
These 5th grade activities are great for review and test prep of NBT, numbers & operations in base ten, standards including place value and rounding with decimals, long division, multi-digit multiplication, and operations with decimals to the hundredths. Six print and digital escape rooms are included. Each math mission activity is spy-themed and has an engaging story line for students to follow along with as they complete standards-based math tasks.
The printable version of these escape rooms includes both color and black & white versions and all are low prep and easy to implement. If you don’t have time for a full escape room, the printable puzzles can also be used as task cards, math stations, small-group activities, or exit tickets to reinforce fraction operations skills throughout the year.
The digital escape rooms are fully self-checking and have no clues to hide. They are extremely easy to implement and can be completed in person, virtually, or in a hybrid classroom. The breakout process is automated through a Google Form™, but you do not need Google Classroom™ or student email accounts to use this activity. Any student with a device and internet access can complete this activity. There is the option to create your own copy of the form for schools that require Google Forms™ to originate from within their system. *Please make sure that your school district does not block Google Forms™.
- In Operation Code Blackout, students use race to stop a cyber virus by completing challenges using decimal place value, rounding, and multiplying by powers of ten.
- Long division with two-digit divisors and up to four-digit dividends will be the key to recovering a priceless painting in Operation Buyer’s Bluff
- Multi-digit multiplication skills will help your students regain control of a spy satellite by practicing and reviewing two-digit by three-digit multiplication with the standard algorithm.
- Adding & subtracting decimals to the hundredths will help students escape the game room when a training mission goes sideways.
- In operation artifact intercept, students multiply decimals with products to the hundredths as they race to locate a mysterious object.
- Dividing decimals by whole numbers (mostly single-digit divisors) will help students capture a rogue agent before top secret data is leaked.
What’s included in the PDFs?
- Quick start guide with links to the digital escape rooms
- 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
- Black and white printable puzzles
- Color printable puzzles
- Answer key & teacher tips
FAQ
Do students need to have Gmail™ accounts for the digital version? NO! Anyone with internet access and a tablet, computer, or even phone can complete the breakout.
How long will these take? That is the hardest question as the answer varies depending on each classroom, student, or group. Most students will be able to complete each activity in around 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. Some students with a firm grasp on the concepts covered in this escape room will be able to complete the puzzles very quickly (20-30 minutes), others will take longer.
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.
Please view the previews for each of the escape rooms included in this 5th grade Math NBT bundle to ensure that the rigor is appropriate for your class.
