⭐ Join the math mission to save the Earth! This Earth Day Alien Math Escape Room is the ultimate adventure for 5th graders to put their math skills to the test and help our alien friends escape the polluted planet.

“You know, we aliens came to Earth to try to help your planet, but now four of my friends are stuck in some pretty polluted places! Please, help me pick them all up before this Earth Day is over.”

♻️ In this Earth Day adventure, students will solve a series of math problems aligned with 5th grade math standards. Each challenge is designed to engage students while helping them practice math skills in a fun and meaningful way.

• Challenge 1: Multiplication & Division
• Challenge 2: Fractions
• Challenge 3: Decimals
• Challenge 4: Geometry

✍As students progress through the escape room, they will encounter challenges that require them to use their math skills to unlock clues and solve puzzles. Along the way, they will meet a cast of friendly aliens who are counting on your students’ help to escape the polluted Earth and find their way home.

⭐ This Earth Day themed math escape room comes in the following digital and printable formats.

• Webscape™ Format – This web-based format provides the most interactive and immersive experience possible. It is self-directed, self-correcting, and contains audio. CLICK HERE to try it for yourself! You won’t believe how engaging this format is until you try it!

• Google Format – Students complete the exercises in Google Slides. The Alien Rescue Decoder is a Google Sheet that self-corrects and tells each student when they can continue to the next challenge.

• Printable Format – Students can use any device to scan QR codes to watch the videos. If no device is available, students can skip the videos and still enjoy the exercise. Students use a printable Alien Rescue Recording Brochure and answer sheet to decipher the clues and track their answers.

⭐ With an engaging back story, integrated videos, challenging puzzles, and standards-based math problems, Earth Day Alien Escape is the perfect way to reinforce important math concepts while celebrating Earth Day and the importance of taking care of our planet. So get ready to blast off into a world of math and adventure with Earth Day Alien Escape!

*Please note: The Google Slides format includes embedded videos that are hosted via YouTube. The printable version includes QR codes for these videos. If you plan on using the Google or printable formats, please ensure you and your students have access to YouTube. The Webscape version does not require YouTube.

Key Features:

✏️ Digital & Printable Versions – Webscape, Google, and print versions make this resource perfect for any classroom. The digital version can be used dynamically in the classroom as a presentation while students complete each mathematical question in groups or individually.

✏️ Immersive Experience: Dynamic challenges and engaging videos provide positive reinforcement and keep students engaged and focused.

✏️Skill Focused: Each question set was chosen and written to focus on key skills to review important mathematics skills.

✏️Scaffolded Challenges: Challenges increase in difficulty as students progress through the escape room.

✏️No Prep/ Low Prep: The Digital version requires NO PREP. The printable version is low prep: Just print the pages, place them in folders, and go. The printable version has the option to incorporate technology and videos through QR codes.

What’s Included:

5th Grade Earth Day Alien Rescue Escape Room

• Print and Digital Directions
• Challenge #1: Solve the multiplication and division problems to save Commander Glibnar.
• Challenge #2: Solve the problems with fractions to help Petty Officer Globnix.
• Challenge #3: Solve the problems with decimals to evacuate Lieutenant Ipsix.
• Challenge #4: Solve the geometry problems to rescue Exploration Officer Fiblar.
• Earth Day Alien Rescue Escape Room Certificate
• Ooops Cards
• Recording Brochure
• Answer Key

Digital Version Links

• Webscape Link for Interactive Browser-Based Experience
• Google Slides Link for Digital Escape Room
• Google Forms Link for Decoding Tool

Take a closer look at what this resource looks like in this video preview.

Please Note: This escape room is similar to the 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grade but with questions on a 5th grade level.

The Webscape and Google slides versions are self-grading; however, these versions are created to require critical thinking. Students are NOT told which answers are incorrect to prevent guessing and encourage students to think critically about the clues and their responses.