BreakoutEDU

 
Here is some problem solving at its finest.  A couple weeks ago we had a BreakoutEDU, a classroom escape game!  Students had to solve several different math story problems in order to "break in" to the box.  Thank you to one of our district's technology integration specials, Mrs. Ann Brucker.  She designed this round of clues and combinations to introduce us to BreakoutEDU.  Also, thank you so much to the Shimamoto family for giving our class our own BreakoutEDU set!  I can't wait to design our next round of clues and combinations.

To start the lesson, students saw the box with a hasp and four different locks.  There was lock that had a four letter combination, another combination of five letters, a four digit combination lock, and a lock for a key.  The students went to four different stations to try and figure out the different combinations by solving mixed operation word problems.  One puzzle, the students solved word problems and then ordered the solutions from least to greatest.  Then, the back of the problems revealed the combination.

The next puzzle....



On puzzle three the students used a Chromebook to solve a puzzle that Mrs. Brucker designed.  Isn't she amazing?  Puzzle three gave the students the clue they needed to find a hidden key!

 

Last but not least, for the final puzzle, students used a UV flashlight to get the numbers they needed and find out the number combination lock. They worked so hard!



At the end we came together and the unlocking began!  In the box, we found an eraser puzzle to remember how we can work together and work through mistakes to solve puzzles.  Each student kept a piece of the puzzle.  Thank you again to Mrs. Brucker and the Shimamoto family!