TEACHER NOTES - PREPARATION

1. Print 1 Copy of Slide 3 for all six teams –

HOW DOES THE ESCAPE ROOM WORK
This is their team sheet to record their
STEP 1: Hand out Team Sheet and set the PowerPoint up on
progress towards the final escape
Slide 4
2. Print the 6 sets of keys on slides 6-11 (cut
STEP 2: Read out instructions on the team sheet and hand
them up and keep them in six piles) You
every team the Observatory Puzzle – Let the escape begin
hand the correct team colour key out
STEP 3: As teams complete the puzzle they must come to
each time they solve that specific rooms
you to confirm the answer and if successful hand them the
puzzle. E.G Blue team solve the Dojo
key for that room and then click on the next room on the
hand them the Dojo keycard
PowerPoint (hand them out that specific rooms puzzle) –
3. Print Teacher Answer Sheet x1 copy
STEP 4: Teams will progress through rooms at different
4. Print the 7 puzzles (Print 6 copies of each
stages (this avoids teams copying each other)
1 per team)
STEP 5: When a team completes their sixth puzzle they will
5. Set PowerPoint up ready to start
try to crack the two code words which they will say to you
and if they are correct they will unlock the final ‘Secret
Location’ which they must solve in order to escape!

TOP TIPS
 This can all be done in Black and White but looks
better in colour
 You don’t have to print the keys but its quite fun
to
 Printing two puzzles for each team if the teams
are larger might be easier
 Could allow teams to have a “free Pass’ or a
“joker’ to skip by one uncompleted puzzle to
enable them to make more progress