8th Grade Math End of Year Escape Room Activity

Students review 8th grade skills in teams with this end of year 8th grade math escape room. There are 8 challenges. Each one draws on a different group of 8th grade math standards, so the work leans on both content knowledge and team problem-solving.

How it works

The challenges do not need to be done in a set order. That leaves room for differentiation, helps with time management and keeps setup easy.

A digital version of this resource is available for virtual or blended learning environments.

Use it as a year-end review or as a beginning-of-year review.

What’s included

• Alignment with CCSS and TEKS standards
• Detailed escape directions and a digital lock option
• Links to physical locks and boxes and resources for setup
• An instructional “unpacking” video to help you prepare
• Complete teacher guides for each of the 8 challenges
• Editable and PDF hint cards for each challenge
• Student workbook and group code sheets
• Visual aids showing prepared challenges
• End-of-escape signs and a customizable sign template
• Prize ideas and complete answer keys

Skills covered

• Challenge A: Find the missing side lengths of right triangles
• Challenge B: Solving systems of equations
• Challenge C: Matching graphs, equations, tables and points that have the same slope
• Challenge D: Volume and surface area of rounded and non-rounded figures
• Challenge E: Properties of exponents
• Challenge F: Operations with scientific notation
• Challenge G: Multi-step equations
• Challenge H: Ordered pair transformations

Materials needed

• Basic supplies like a ruler, mirror, glue stick, clips, and scissors
• No expensive locks and boxes are needed. Use manila folders or the included digital lock.

Quick facts

• Topic: 8th grade math end of year review
• Grade: 8
• CCSS: 8.G.B.7, 8.G.C.9, 8.EE.A.1, 8.EE.A.4, 8.EE.C.7, 8.EE.C.8, 8.F.B.4
• Answer key: included

Bundles and related resources

This math escape is included in the Middle School Math Escape Room Bundle.

More end of year escapes:

• 5th Grade Math End of Year Escape Activity
• 6th Grade Math End of Year Escape Activity
• 7th Grade Math End of Year Escape Activity

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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