Escape room - Diamonds

Story

DRAGoN

and the

Diamonds

Go to the scroll

Once upon a time, in a remote kingdom which forged a sword that, together with the power of the Elemental Gems (fire, water, air and ground) could defeat any evil. To collect the gems to complete the ultimate weapon and defeat the dragon hiding in the dungeon you have to decode the ancient scroll first.

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Iconic American movie star Marilyn Monroe once famously sang, "Diamonds are a girl's best friend". Scientists from the University of Liege in Belgium believe they have unearthed a gargantuan amount of these precious stones. There could be an 18-km wide layer of the gems beneath the crust of the planet Mercury. Our nearest planetary neighbour could quite literally be a celestial jewel. Researchers tested how Mercury formed, approximately 4.5 billion years ago. The planet evolved from a gyrating cloud of cosmic dust and gas. Over millions of years, the dust was compressed into graphite, which is chemically identical to diamond. Both are solid forms of the element carbon. It is unlikely Mercury's diamonds could ever be mined as they are about 500 km below the surface.Researchers used a machine called an anvil press to simulate the conditions under which Mercury was formed. The press is used to make synthetic diamonds. Researchers mixed elements inside a graphite capsule. These included silicon, magnesium and aluminium. The capsule was subjected to pressure 70,000 times greater than that on Earth. It was heated to temperatures of 2,000 degrees Celsius. The lead researcher speculated about the diamonds on Mercury. He said: "Diamonds are made of carbon only, so they should be similar to what we know on Earth…They would [resemble] pure diamonds." Scientists believe there are a quadrillion tons of diamonds beneath the Earth's surface. Experts say the value of these hidden gems is pretty much incalculable.

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Thank goodness you've come! We need your help! You have to collect the 4 Elemental Gems to the sword gets enough power to defeat the fearsome dragon that is terrorizing our village...

Meh...

Sure!

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Help us plase! Only a person like you could achieve it!

I was kidding hehehe. Alright, just lay it on me.

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Geez! What's going to happen to us!

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I knew you wouldn't let me down! Thank you so much! Here is the sacred sword. Now collect the Elemental Gems to complete it and defeat the dragon.

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level 1 - Vocabulary challenge

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Be careful, a weird skeleton stands in your way! Get the ground gem by passing this quiz.

Ground gem

Ss will learn difficult words by a reading in order to recognize them through context.

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Where do you think you are going, human?! You will not be worthy of the gem of the ground until you manage to get all my questions right, do you dare?

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Bury

Finding something by digging. It refers to...

Unearth

Submerge

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Rock

It is a precious stone that has been cut a polished.

Stone

Jewel

Pick

Anvil press

Shovel

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It is a laboratory device that scientists use to generate high pressures.

Mined

Bought

Stole

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If you took out something from a mine you...

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Congratulations! Here is your reward, you have earned it.

Oops, I totally spaced out! Give me another shot.

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Hahaha. That is what I thought!

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level 2 - game puzzle

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Here you are some sentences that have some mistakes, make your way by choosing the correct one.

Air gem

Ss will be avaiable to identify mistakes from sentences by using a multiple choice exercise in order to choose the correct one.

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Click on the tick to choose the sentence that doesn't have a mistake.

Our nearest planetary neighbour could quite literally be a celestial jewel.

Our most near planetary neighbour could quite literally be a celestial jewel.

Our the more near planetary neighbour could quite literally be a celestial jewel.

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Click on the tick to choose the sentence that doesn't have a mistake.

The press is used to make synthetic diamonds

The press is used to do synthetic diamonds

The press are used to make synthetic diamonds

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Click on the tick to choose the sentence that doesn't have a mistake.

Experts says the value of these hidden gems is pretty much incalculable.

Experts say the value of these hidden gems is pretty much incalculable.

Experts say the value of these hid gems is pretty much incalculable.

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You have got the Air Gem!

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Try again

GAME OVER

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Click on the tick to choose the sentence that doesn't have a mistake.

He said: "Diamonds are made of carbon only, so they should be similar to what we know on Earth…

He say: "Diamonds are made of carbon only, so they should be similar to what we know on Earth…

He said: "Diamond are made of carbon only, so they should be similar to what we know on Earth…

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level 3 - Digital escape room

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Drag the light to discover the correct word.

Water gem

Ss will be avaiable to identify the main ideas of a reading by using a puzzle in order to relate them with general knowledge.

It is a subject which the word "diamond" is related to.

Geology

Languages

History

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Graphite

Ruby

Emerald

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It is a mineral which is chemically similar to diamond.

Magnesium

Celsious

Diamond

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This is an example of chemical element.

Carbon

Aluminium

Silicon

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The real diamonds are completely made of...

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You have got the Water Gem!

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Try again

GAME OVER

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level 4 - Cultural challenge

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Choose the tile which fits to advance.

Fire gem

Ss will know facts about the main topic by using a multiple choice exercise in order to increase their knowledge.

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1 - Diamonds

2 - Quartz

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3 - Marble

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It is the hardest natural mineral on Earth

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3- The hope diamond

2- The bad diamond

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1 -The good diamond

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There is a legend about a coursed diamond. Try to guess the name.

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1- Meteorites

2- The Sun

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3- Another galaxy

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Somewhere extraterrestrial where diamonds can rarely be found

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2- more expensive than real ones

1- Cheaper than real ones

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3- For free

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Diamonds that scientists make in laboratories are...

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Try again

GAME OVER

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NIVEL FINAL - DRAGÓN

Defeat the dragon!

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Back off, you little creep!

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You defeated the dragon and a new legend has been born.

THE END

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