Halloween escape

Trick or treat

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Get all the candy!

Spooky science

You've got your pumpkin ready for the spookiest night of the year. Your mission: Visit five haunted houses, solve their riddles, and amass a bone-chilling treasure trove of candy. 🎃👻🍬

go!

Go house to house!

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Candy obtained

Witch's house

Alert! Witches nearby! Dare to knock?

knock

1/3

I am mixing up a potion. I'm trying to find out what temperature is best for dissolvoing my ground up frog bones... What is my independent variable?

knock

knock

Amount of frog bones

Temperature of the potion

2/3

What is the dependent variable?

How quickly the bones dissolve

The colour of the potion

3/3

Which one is a control variable?

Amount of solvent

Temperature of the solvent

Spooktacular!

Well done young child! You answered my questions correctly. Here is some candy. Keep it up!

continue

Candy obtained

Go to the next house!

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Candy obtained

House of the Wolf

A wolf is on the loose! Got the guts to knock?

knock

1/3

It is a full moon tonight - perfect for the wolf! How do we see the moon at night?

knock

knock

It is luminous

It reflects Earth's light

It refelcts sunlight

2/3

The wolf eats meat (like you!) What type of feeder is he?

Carnivore

Herbivore

Omnivore

3/3

What type of vertebrate is the wolf?

Reptile

Amphibian

Mammal

3/3

What type of vertebrate is the wolf?

Reptile

Amphibian

Mammal

Awesome!

You've outsmarted the wolf, and your candy bag grows.

continue

Candy obtained

Go to the next house!

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Candy obtained

Frankenstein's House

An electrifying house, are you up for it? ⚡

knock

1/3

I was brought to life with a bolt of electricity! What is a current?

knock

knock

The energy of electricity

The power of electricity

The flow of electricity

2/3

What is the main component used to switch off an electrical circuit?

Lamp

Switch

Motor

3/3

Which of the following is a good conductor of electricity?

Plastic

Copper

Rubber

You rock!

You've unraveled the mysteries of Frankenstein and scored more candy.

continue

Candy obtained

Go to the next house!

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Candy obtained

House of the Mummy

A mummy in the house! Shall we?

knock

1/3

My skin is beginning to decay! What is causing this?

knock

knock

The bandages

Water

Fungi and bacteria

2/3

When she decays, what is released into the air?

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

Carbon monoxide

3/3

What don't mummies usually decay?

They are dired out so that microbes cannot survive on their skin

They are moist so that microbes can survive on their skin

They are magically preserved by a curse

Fantastic!

You've unraveled the mummy's secrets and bagged more candy.

continue

Candy obtained

There is only one house left!

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Candy obtained

Dracula's house

Last stop, Dracula's House! Do we dare?

knock

1/3

What do Vampires drink?

knock

knock

Milk

Blood

Water

Soda

2/3

What is the job of blood in your body?

To feed vampires

To digest your food

To help you breathe

To carry substances around the body

3/3

What useful gas is carried by your blood?

Carbon dioxide

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Hydrogen

You're a legend!

You've bested the one and only Dracula, and your candy bag is bursting.

continue

Candy obtained

You did it!

Your journey has been fang-tastically amazing, and your candy haul is out of this world! Your code for your escape room is: oxygen

Are you sure you want to go out?

If you exit you will return to the start of the game and you will lose your progress

back

exit

Oh! You have failed...

try again!