Looking for some ideas to use in your classroom’s escape room? Here are ten topics that can be adapted for a variety of subject areas, along with three ways to incorporate each topic into your escape room game.
- History
- Create a game around a famous historical event or figure, like the American Revolution or Abraham Lincoln.
- Incorporate primary sources, like letters or diary entries, into clues or puzzles.
- Use historical objects as props to create an immersive environment.
- Math
- Create puzzles that require students to use math concepts, like geometry or algebra, to solve.
- Set the game in a math-related environment, like a lab or math classroom.
- Use math riddles or word problems as clues.
- Literature
- Set the game in a literary environment, like a library or bookshop.
- Use quotes or passages from a book as clues.
- Incorporate literary devices, like metaphors or allusions, into puzzles.
- Science
- Create a game set in a science lab or on a science expedition.
- Use scientific concepts, like the periodic table or biology terminology, in puzzles.
- Incorporate scientific experiments or equipment as props.
- Geography
- Set the game in a location-specific environment, like a city or a landmark.
- Use maps, flags or other geographic symbols in puzzles.
- Incorporate trivia questions about different countries or regions.
- Art
- Create a game set in an art studio or gallery.
- Use famous works of art or artistic movements as themes.
- Incorporate art-related vocabulary or concepts, like color theory or perspective, into puzzles.
- Social Studies
- Set the game in a current events environment, like a newsroom or political campaign office.
- Use political cartoons or maps to provide clues.
- Incorporate debates or political simulations into the game.
- Foreign Language
- Set the game in a foreign country, like a French café or Spanish marketplace.
- Use foreign language vocabulary and grammar in clues or puzzles.
- Incorporate cultural customs or practices to create an immersive environment.
- Music
- Create a game set in a music studio or concert venue.
- Use music trivia or theory as clues or puzzles.
- Incorporate musical instruments or equipment as props.
- Physical Education
- Set the game in a gym or sports field.
- Use sports equipment or terminology in puzzles.
- Incorporate physical challenges, like an obstacle course or relay race, into the game.
By incorporating these topics and ideas into your escape room game, you can create an engaging and challenging experience that will promote critical thinking skills and teamwork while reinforcing subject-specific knowledge.
