Description

Your fifth graders skills with multiplication of fractions, mixed-numbers, and whole numbers is needed to help stop the cruise ship in this engaging digital escape room. Students must match visual models with equations to find a password to open a briefcase, use their knowledge of multiplying fractions as scaling to complete inequalities, solve word problems involving multiplication of fractions, whole numbers, and mixed-numbers, to regain control of the ship’s navigation system after it has been taken over by hackers.

This digital breakout is easy to implement as it is completely automated by a Google Form™! This activity, however, does NOT require Google Classroom™, Google Drive™, or e-mail addresses. If your students have access to an internet enabled device, they can complete this activity! The form will only let students progress as correct answers are entered. There are no clues to hide or answers to check.

You can use this multiplying fractions worksheet alternative in the classroom, for distance learning, in a virtual academy, for homeschooling, tutoring, or for a fun summer math activity. The PDF includes tools and tips for success if you are using this with a class virtually.

In order to complete the puzzles in this escape room, students must be able to:

• Match visual models with their corresponding equations
• Multiply a fraction by a fraction, whole number, or mixed-number.
• Multiply two mixed numbers.
• Understand multiplication of fractions as scaling by completing inequalities.
• Solve word problems involving the multiplication of fractions.
• Find the area of a rectangle with mixed-number side lengths.

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.

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