Museum Escape Room

ESCAPE ROOM

MUSEUM

Oh no!

The original Constitution has been stolen!!!

The thieves have left behind clues to where they are hiding the safe containing the stolen Constitution. Your mission is to track down the clues and crack the 5 letter code using your knowledge of the Preamble!

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"And secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity"

"Promote the general welfare"

"Provide for the common defense"

"Insure domestic tranquility"

"Establish Justice"

"In order to form a more perfect Union"

Use the Goals of the Preamble to decode the clues!

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Question 1

Congress passes a military spending bill that gives our armed forces over $700 billion to buy and manufacture weapons, pay soldiers, and fund our various war efforts.

Promote the general welfare

Provide for the common defense

establish justice

Can you solve the Clue?

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Question 2

After the Articles of Confederation failed to create an effective government, the Founding Fathers gathered in Philadelphia to draft a new Constitution.

Provide for the common defense

In order to form a more perfect union

establish justice

Can you solve the Clue?

Room 1

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Question 3

Insure domestic tranquility

The Environmental Protection Agency regulates what pesticides can be used in farms and bought commercially, to make sure people aren’t exposed to potentially harmful chemicals.

promote the general welfare

provide for the common defense

Can you solve the Clue?

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The TSA monitors everyone who gets on airplanes in the United States, to be sure they have no weapons or illegal items and that air travel across the country remains safe for everyone

Question 4

insure domestic tranquility

Establish Justice

and secure the blessings of liberty

Can you solve the Clue?

Room 1

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Question 5

Samantha gets a jury summons from her city in the mail. She must take a day off work and go to the local courthouse to serve as a juror on a criminal trial.

promote the general welfare

Provide for the common defence

Establish Justice

Can you solve the Clue?

Room 1

CONTINUE

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You have solved all the hidden clues in this room! The first letter in the combination is V Quick! Write it down!

You did it!

Room 1

Oh no! You took a wrong turn!

Oops! Try again!

Room 1

Phew! You made it to Room 2!

Solve the clues to find the next letter in the combination!

This time, the clues will get a little more challenging. Decode the Constitutional Amendment, Law, or Act by matching it with the goal of the Preamble that explains it best.

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Question 1

When the Governor of Arkansas called in the National Guard to stop African American students from attending a white school in Little Rock, President Eisenhower sent in 1,200 troops from the Army’s 101st Airborne Division to quell the conflict and ensure the students could attend class safely.

provide for the common defence

insure domestic tranquility

Can you solve the Clue?

Room 2

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Question 2

establish justice

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1920, gave women the right to vote.

and secure the blessings of liberty..

Can you solve the Clue?

Room 2

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Question 3

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Medicare program, which provides health insurance for all Americans over the age of 65, as well as certain people with disabilities

promote the general welfare

establish justice

Can you solve the Clue?

Room 2

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Question 4

May 2, 2011, President Obama announced that Navy Seals had successfully found and killed Osama bin Laden, the head of the terrorist group al Qaeda and mastermind behind the September 11th terrorist attacks

insure domestic tranquility

provide for the common defense

Can you solve the Clue?

Room 2

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Question 5

Originally, the Constitution did not limit how many terms a president could serve. After FDR was elected four times, serving as president for 12 years until his death, Congress passed the 22nd Amendment, which added term limits to the Constitution: each President can now only serve two terms, 8 years in total

in order to form a more perfect union

promote the general welfare

Can you solve the Clue?

Room 2

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CONTINUE

You did it!!

Room 2

You have solved all the clues in this room! The second letter in the combination is Z Quick! Write it down!

Oh no! You took a wrong turn!

Oops! Try again!

Room 2

Phew! That was a close one!

Solve the clues to find the next letter in the combination!

In room 3, you will have to match the goal in the Preamble to the Article in the Constitution that matches it the best. But watch out! Amendments are not an option, and some of the Articles are very similar! Use the interactive buttons if you need help!

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Question 1

In Order to form a more perfect union....

Select the Article that matches the goal the best

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Question 2

establish justice...

Select the Article that matches the goal the best

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Question 3

insure domestic Tranquility...

Select the Article that matches the goal the best

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Question 4

provide for the common Defense...

Select the Article that matches the goal the best

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Question 5

promote the general Welfare...

Select the Article that matches the goal the best

Room 3

CONTINUE

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You have solved all the clues in this room! The third letter in the combination is E Quick! Write it down!

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Room 3

Oh no! You took a wrong turn!

Oops! Try again!

Room 3

Great work, detective!

On to the Main Hall! Solve the clues to find the next letter in the combination!

Match the Article with its correct description to unlock the last number in the combination!

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Question 1

Which article is related to the legislative branch?

Article I

Article II

Article III

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Question 2

Which branch is related to the judicial branch?

Article III

Article I

Article II

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Question 3

Which branch is related to the executive branch?

Article V

Article IV

Article II

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Question 4

Which article outlines how to amend, or change, the Constitution?

Article VII

Article V

Article VI

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Question 5

Which article contains the Supremacy Clause?

Article IV

Article VI

Article VII

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You got it! The last two letters in the combination are TR! It's time to open the safe!

CONTINUE

https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=VZETR

*Now go to nearpod.com/student/ and enter the combination VZETR into the join code box for a step-by-step guide to assignment 1.05!*

Restart

You have cracked the code to the safe and found the Constitution!

Congratulations!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

Look for clues that involve courthouses, judges, and trials. Also, clues involve punishing a crime, a jury, judge, or determining a person's guilt or innocence.

Look for clues that involve protecting the country, the military or war.

You have lost a piece of the museum!

Look for clues that involve peace in the homeland and between states or the government ensuring that the people are safe.

Look for clues that involve making our government better than before by fixing problems with the Constitution through the Amendment Process!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

Look for clues that involve making sure everyone's Constitutional rights and freedoms are protected, such as voting, civil rights, and equal rights..

You have lost a piece of the museum!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

Look for clues that involve the government proving common goods that everyone can benefit from, protecting the environment, and keeping people healthy.

You have lost a piece of the museum!