6th Grade Ratios and Proportional Reasoning Escape Room Activity

Sixth graders work together to review the 6th grade ratios and proportional reasoning standards in this escape room style activity. There are eight challenges, and each one requires students to solve basic equations to find a code that opens the puzzle.

How it works

What makes this escape different is that the challenges can be completed in any order. Students “escape” once they have found all 8 codes. Because of that, you can:

• Differentiate
• Remove challenges to save time
• Make only one copy of each challenge, since a group that finishes can take whatever challenge is available next

What’s included

• CCSS and TEKS standard alignment
• Four pages of escape directions
• A digital lock option
• Links to locks and boxes to purchase
• Detailed puzzle teacher information
• 8 challenges with prep instructions and materials
• Hint cards for each challenge (PDF format and editable PPT format)
• Group code sheet
• Student workbook
• Photos that show each challenge prepped
• End of escape signs and a sign template
• Prize ideas
• Answer keys

Skills covered

• Calculating unit rate
• Proportional relationships
• Measurement conversions
• Percent of a number (including finding the whole)
• Fraction, decimal, percent conversions
• Real world rates and percents
• Solving proportions

Materials needed

Locks and boxes are optional. Links to buy them are included, but manila folders or the included digital lock work without spending any money.

All you will need is:

• Scissors
• A ruler
• Fastening brads
• A small mirror

Good to know

The puzzles are identical to those in my 7th Grade Ratios and Proportions Escape to allow for differentiation. Some codes are not the same.

This is not a complete review of this set of standards. Math escapes do focus on content, but the primary focus is on the collaboration and the problem solving.

Quick facts

• Grade: 6
• CCSS: 6.RP.A.3a, 6.RP.A.3b, 6.RP.A.3c, 6.RP.A.3d
• Answer key: included

Bundles and related resources

You get this escape with the Math Escapes Membership. The store search lists all math escape rooms in the store.

Free resources

Get my free Warm Up Slides templates.

Terms of use

By purchasing this product, you own a license for one teacher only for personal use in their own classroom. Licenses are non-transferable and therefore can not be passed from one teacher to another. If the teacher who purchased this license leaves the classroom or changes schools, the license and materials leave with that teacher. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire team, grade level, school or district without purchasing the correct number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal or district interested in transferable licenses that would accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a transferable license quote at lindsay@beyondtheworksheet.com.

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