Description
Agent Order of Operations Seven—0007 for short—has fallen into a trap. Your students have been recruited by the Mathematical Security Agency to help Agent 0007 and his team escape before the mathematical villain Kay Oss can carry out the rest of the plan.
This 5th grade digital escape room combines order of operations practice with puzzles, ciphers, and a continuing spy story. The clues are automated in Google Forms™, so there is nothing for the teacher to hide and no answer checking required.
At a glance
- Grade: 5th grade
- Math focus: order of operations and numerical expressions
- Standards: 5.OA.A.1 and 5.OA.A.2
- Format: digital escape room in Google Forms™
- Typical time: approximately 40–60 minutes
- Teacher preparation: low prep
- Student access: any internet-connected computer or tablet
The Agent 0007 mission
Kay Oss—better known as Chaos—has trapped Agent 0007. Students must evaluate expressions, make equations true, and decode messages as they work through the rescue mission. The story gives each problem a purpose while students practice careful computation and mathematical reasoning.
Math skills students will use
- Apply the order of operations with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
- Evaluate numerical expressions containing parentheses and brackets
- Place parentheses correctly to make an equation true
- Solve multi-step word problems involving all four operations
- Use substitution and Caesar-shift ciphers with provided directions
What teachers receive
- A student mission letter
- A dossier on the villain Kay Oss
- The automated Google Forms™ escape room link and QR code
- A Quick Start guide and implementation instructions
- Cipher directions
- A complete answer key
- Exit tickets
- Optional Top Secret folder or envelope decorations
- Success signs for celebrating the completed mission
Ways to use this escape room
Use the mission for focused practice, review, test preparation, enrichment, math centers, or cooperative problem solving. Although it was written for fifth-grade standards, it may also work as enrichment for younger students or review for older students.
Preview the 5th grade order of operations escape room.
Frequently asked questions
Do students need Google accounts?
No. Anyone with the link and an internet-connected device can complete the activity.
How long does it take?
Most students need about 40–60 minutes. Students with a firm grasp of order of operations may finish more quickly, while groups that show all their work may need additional time.
Do students need to search the web?
No. All required information and cipher directions are provided within the activity.
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