Measuring Capacity in an Exciting Math Escape Room

Oh no! The Queen’s feast of measurements is in chaos—flour has spilled across the charts, and the pantry doors are locked! This escape room has been created by an experienced teacher to help students explore measuring and comparing capacity in liters and milliliters. Included in this download is a set of mission slides and a student workbook.  

Students are guided through a series of activities, during which they must demonstrate their understanding of comparing and converting capacity. At the end, they will receive a code that will allow them to unlock the pantry before the Queen arrives!

How to Prepare this Escape Room Measurement Activity

This resource doesn’t take long to prepare or implement at all – and once you’re done – you get to sit back and watch the magic happen!

To Prepare

1. Display the slides one at a time through a projector or give students a link to the mission slide deck to work at their own pace.
2. Print a workbook for each student or group of students.

To Implement

1. Read the introduction to the class.
2. Give each student or group their workbooks.
3. Students work through the clues using the mission slides and their workbook to solve the different problems.
4. Once the students have all four answers for the code, they will bring their workbook to you to verify their code.

Download and Explore Measuring Capacity Today!

Use the dropdown menu to download the digital mission slides in Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint and the student workbook in editable Google Slides or PDF format. You will need both parts (mission slides and student workbook) to complete this activity.

This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher in Florida and Teach Starter collaborator.

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