Escape room
Notebook
Yellowstone's Hot Secret
Notes about Yellowstone national park
Use with caution
Backpack
This is your diary which narrates the experiences of a brave explorer who, after ending up in the middle of Yellowstone national park, faces a series of clever challenges to obtain the necessary resources to survive and be able to escape from this wild and hostile woods. Are you ready for this thrilling survival quest? Scan QR codes and keep them open because you will need them.
Tiririri-ri!
Exploring Yellowstone
Your've checked your supplies. You've packed everything carefully . Now it's time to go and explore one of the largest supervolcanoes in the world.
Rucksack
the map is there
Missions
It has been your long lasting wish to go backpacking Yellowstone on your own. unfortunatelly you've lost the map that was in your rucksack. Go and find it.
Raft
Shrubs
Book
go back
Shelter
Forest
Rucksack
Missions
Before starting exploring Yellowstone, read some gnereal facts about it in a book.
Raft
Shrubs
Book
go back
Shelter
Forest
Rucksack
Open your course books page 62 and read about Yellowstone.. Then go to the next page and learn some more facts about Yellowstone's wildlife.. Always check the info and magnifying glass on the left top corner. They always contain important pieces of information.
Introuduction to missions
mmm
go back
Rucksack
Yellowstone wildlife
Watch the video then answer the questions
mission
go back
Rucksack
Which one of the following animals is not among the five most often seen there?
A. otter
B. marmot
mmm
C. bison
D. grey wolf
E. grizzly bear
F. elk
go back
The animal with antlers.
3-letter word
Rucksack
Here you go!
It will be added to your backpack. You will need it to learn about everything about Yellowstone.
GOOD!
go back
You have found a book about Yellowstone.
How many km2 does the Yellowstone national park cover?
10,000 km2 - mind the comma and the gap
Rucksack
mission
Forest
Vegetation
The most common plants in Yellowstone
go back
Logs
Rucksack
Read about the plants
Scan this QR code and find answers to the task. Keep the link open. It might (will) turn out to be useful.
go back
What is another name for Arrowleaf Balsamroot?
two words - mind the spelling, the gap
Backpack
Which flower of these can be found only in Yellowstone?
B. Sand verbena
A. Wooly sunflower
D. Ghost Orchid
C. Mountain Wood Lily
go back
Backpack
Great!
Will be added to your backpack. You will need it for the the next few days.
GREAT!
go back
You have a rope, maybe it will be useful for you
What is the name of the flower that grows only in Yellowstone.
two words - mind the gap
Backpack
Geothermal activites
Watch a video and try to remember as much as possible
Mission
go back
Backpack
Let's go!
go back
Which of the images is Grand Prismatic Spring?
Backpack
You're almost there!
a crater
a caldera
What word denotes a very large depression caused by the eruption of a volcano, when its summit collapses into itself.
go back
Backpack
Keep it up!
It will be added to your backpack. You will need it for the days you spend during your visti to Yellowstone.
GOOD!
go back
You have a hatchet, it might be useful to you
The word that denotes a large hole caused by an eruption.
not a crater
Backpack
Mission
Shelter
Trivia
Find some general information about Yellowstone.
go back
Tent
Backpack
When was the last super eruption in Yellowstone?
A. 2.1 million years ago
B. 5,200 years ago
go back
C. 640,000 years ago
The last big eruption was ____ years ago.
Mind the spelling.
Backpack
What happeend after the last big eruption in Yellowstone?
A. human beings appeared
B. volcanic winter and dissapearance of different species of plants and animals
go back
C. people of Yellowstone had to rebuild their homes
Backpack
There you go!
It will be added to your rucksack You will need it if you lose something that you desperately need to go home.
GOOD!
go back
You have a flashlight, maybe it will be useful to you
Backpack
Missions
Raft
You've built a raft and go down the Yellowstone river
Shrubs
Book
go back
Shelter
Forest
Wait, look in your backpack
Check the items in your rucksack and use the flashlight to find the code to access the final mission that will allow you to row down the Yellowstone river back home.
Keep searching
Keep searching
Keep searching
The Code:: Yellowstone
Keep searching
Keep searching
Keep searching
go back
the name of the super volcano
the name of this caldera - spelling!
Which instrument measusers the earthquakes? Can you tell the difference?
go back
Seismologists use a _____ to measure earthquakes.
the name of the equipment
Where is my rucsack? Find it.
go back
Drag the parts of the map to find where you left your rucksack and be able to leave Yellowstone and go home
CONGRATULATIONS!
Wow, you got it!
Congratulations adventurer! You have shown great bravery and wit. You have successfully overcome each challenge and have managed to build the raft that will take you down the Yellowstone river to the civilized world. May your journey back be filled with new adventures and emotions!
Once again!
Next super erruptino
Read the text in your course book.
Think logically.
Ouch!
Rocky Mountains National Park
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Clue
Check the info.
Converter
Follow this link to convert miles to kilometres:
Clue
Pages 62 and 63.
Triglav National Park, Slovenia
Mission
Find your rucksack
You must have left it suddenly because you:
- were chaseg by a grey wolf.
- suddenly felt the urge of nature.
- got burried in the book about Yellowstone.
- had to leave the shelter due to hooting of owls.
- were chased up a tree by an elk.
Tauern national park, Austria
Ouch!
Volcanic rocky area
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Eruption
Clue
In some areas even roads have melted because of these.
Missions
Reading a book is not such a bad thing after all.
You should do it more often.
Earthquake
About the flowers
Scanning the QR code for further information. Keep it open.If you click on an individual flower you will learn where you can find it..
Ouch!
Thermophiles, or heat-loving microscopic organisms
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Mission 1
the most known animals
Watch the video again. If one of the animals in the group is not in the video, then that one is the right answer.
Mission
volcanic winter
Bears
Watch out! There are bears hiding in the shrubs.
The size of Yellowstone caldera is 85 x 45 km, but the park itself is much larger. It cover the area of more than 8,000 km2.
The size of the park
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
A crater is a landform consisting of a hole or depression on a planetary surface, usually caused either by an object hitting the surface, or by geological activity on the planet.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Clue
If you don't know, click each possibility which will lead you to some information or the next page.
Where on Earth have you come up with this number of years ago?
If you look at the map, you can see the circular shape of caldera very clearly
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
Old Faithful the most known geyser.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
Yosemite National Park
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Equipment
It is an instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake.
Scan the code to find more info about it.
Ouch!
otter - plural - otter or otters Because of thermal waters in Yellowstone, rivers and lakes don't freeze so otters can find food all year round. They have 2 young per litter. Females look after them on their own. Their typical food is trout.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
You need a holiday. Spas can't be built on active volcanoes. Also the water is too hot. Since 1872, 22 people died because of hot water in natural hotsprings in Yellowstone.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
In the last 2.1 million years there have been 3 super eruptions..
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Clue
Only the animal that is not typical of the park. They are large ground squirrels, with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America. They mostly live in the mountainous regions.. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Even if you clck on the wrong animal, you can learn something about them. So, go ahead.
Ouch!
Hot spring near Forest
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Clue
Mission
Square miles
3,437.5 square miles .... hmmm ... How much is that in square kilometres?
Ouch!
elk - plurla - elk or elks Elk are the most common ungulate species in Yellowstone. In summer months there are 10-20,000 animals. Bulls have got antlers, which they drop and regrow each year. They use them mostly in mating season to fight one another over females.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Clue
It occurs only along the shore of Yellowstone Lake with the entire occupied habitat being 1.48 acres. One speculation by botanists is that the warmth provided by the geothermal activity in the area enabled this genus to gradually adapt to conditions in Yellowstone; tolerating long, cold winters and using the brief summer to bloom and reproduce.
Mission
The difference between a crater and a caldera:
Craters are formed by the outward explosion of rocks and other materials from a volcano. Calderas are formed by the inward collapse of a volcano. Craters are usually more circular than calderas.
Human beings appeared in America between 16,000 and 12,000 years ago.
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
bison - plural - bison or bisons Bison has roamed the area for more than 5000 years. They can run up to 60 kph. Their calves are nicknamed "red dogs" because of their red fur which later changes to chocolate brown.
Males are up to 180 cm tall and weigh up to 1 tons.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
The size of Yellowstone caldera is 85 x 45 km, but the park itself is much larger. It cover the area of more than 8,000 km2.
The size of the park
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
The Julian Alps, hiking trails, Slovenia
Mission
Find information by scaning this QR code on the right hand.
Human beings appeared in America between 16,000 and 12,000 years ago. Long after the last big eruption.
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
Salt Rocks
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
New craters form only gradually .
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Clue
Ash covering the sun, no sunlight, no food for the herbivores and no food for the carnivores.
National park of Arbuzzo, Italy
Heinich national park, Germany
Mission
Time of the last big eruption
You should check your course book to find information.
Exmoor National Park, the UK
Ouch!
There are 10 members in a pack of wolves and they howl to communicate among each other and to indicate territory to rival packs. They run and hunt together all the time. They mostly feed on elk and one pack can kill up to 20 elk in a month.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Mission
Boiling mud pot
Ouch!
There are about 150 grizzly bears in Yellowstone. They feed on elk, bison and other ungulates and a variety of plants, such as grass, clovers and dandelions. A female has up to 3 cubs at a time. Females are very protective mothers and would fight other predators for food.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
The size of Yellowstone caldera is 85 x 45 km, but the park itself is much larger. It cover the area of more than 8,000 km2.
The size of the park
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
The Yellowstone River
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
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Escape room
Notebook
Yellowstone's Hot Secret
Notes about Yellowstone national park
Use with caution
Backpack
This is your diary which narrates the experiences of a brave explorer who, after ending up in the middle of Yellowstone national park, faces a series of clever challenges to obtain the necessary resources to survive and be able to escape from this wild and hostile woods. Are you ready for this thrilling survival quest? Scan QR codes and keep them open because you will need them.
Tiririri-ri!
Exploring Yellowstone
Your've checked your supplies. You've packed everything carefully . Now it's time to go and explore one of the largest supervolcanoes in the world.
Rucksack
the map is there
Missions
It has been your long lasting wish to go backpacking Yellowstone on your own. unfortunatelly you've lost the map that was in your rucksack. Go and find it.
Raft
Shrubs
Book
go back
Shelter
Forest
Rucksack
Missions
Before starting exploring Yellowstone, read some gnereal facts about it in a book.
Raft
Shrubs
Book
go back
Shelter
Forest
Rucksack
Open your course books page 62 and read about Yellowstone.. Then go to the next page and learn some more facts about Yellowstone's wildlife.. Always check the info and magnifying glass on the left top corner. They always contain important pieces of information.
Introuduction to missions
mmm
go back
Rucksack
Yellowstone wildlife
Watch the video then answer the questions
mission
go back
Rucksack
Which one of the following animals is not among the five most often seen there?
A. otter
B. marmot
mmm
C. bison
D. grey wolf
E. grizzly bear
F. elk
go back
The animal with antlers.
3-letter word
Rucksack
Here you go!
It will be added to your backpack. You will need it to learn about everything about Yellowstone.
GOOD!
go back
You have found a book about Yellowstone.
How many km2 does the Yellowstone national park cover?
10,000 km2 - mind the comma and the gap
Rucksack
mission
Forest
Vegetation
The most common plants in Yellowstone
go back
Logs
Rucksack
Read about the plants
Scan this QR code and find answers to the task. Keep the link open. It might (will) turn out to be useful.
go back
What is another name for Arrowleaf Balsamroot?
two words - mind the spelling, the gap
Backpack
Which flower of these can be found only in Yellowstone?
B. Sand verbena
A. Wooly sunflower
D. Ghost Orchid
C. Mountain Wood Lily
go back
Backpack
Great!
Will be added to your backpack. You will need it for the the next few days.
GREAT!
go back
You have a rope, maybe it will be useful for you
What is the name of the flower that grows only in Yellowstone.
two words - mind the gap
Backpack
Geothermal activites
Watch a video and try to remember as much as possible
Mission
go back
Backpack
Let's go!
go back
Which of the images is Grand Prismatic Spring?
Backpack
You're almost there!
a crater
a caldera
What word denotes a very large depression caused by the eruption of a volcano, when its summit collapses into itself.
go back
Backpack
Keep it up!
It will be added to your backpack. You will need it for the days you spend during your visti to Yellowstone.
GOOD!
go back
You have a hatchet, it might be useful to you
The word that denotes a large hole caused by an eruption.
not a crater
Backpack
Mission
Shelter
Trivia
Find some general information about Yellowstone.
go back
Tent
Backpack
When was the last super eruption in Yellowstone?
A. 2.1 million years ago
B. 5,200 years ago
go back
C. 640,000 years ago
The last big eruption was ____ years ago.
Mind the spelling.
Backpack
What happeend after the last big eruption in Yellowstone?
A. human beings appeared
B. volcanic winter and dissapearance of different species of plants and animals
go back
C. people of Yellowstone had to rebuild their homes
Backpack
There you go!
It will be added to your rucksack You will need it if you lose something that you desperately need to go home.
GOOD!
go back
You have a flashlight, maybe it will be useful to you
Backpack
Missions
Raft
You've built a raft and go down the Yellowstone river
Shrubs
Book
go back
Shelter
Forest
Wait, look in your backpack
Check the items in your rucksack and use the flashlight to find the code to access the final mission that will allow you to row down the Yellowstone river back home.
Keep searching
Keep searching
Keep searching
The Code:: Yellowstone
Keep searching
Keep searching
Keep searching
go back
the name of the super volcano
the name of this caldera - spelling!
Which instrument measusers the earthquakes? Can you tell the difference?
go back
Seismologists use a _____ to measure earthquakes.
the name of the equipment
Where is my rucsack? Find it.
go back
Drag the parts of the map to find where you left your rucksack and be able to leave Yellowstone and go home
CONGRATULATIONS!
Wow, you got it!
Congratulations adventurer! You have shown great bravery and wit. You have successfully overcome each challenge and have managed to build the raft that will take you down the Yellowstone river to the civilized world. May your journey back be filled with new adventures and emotions!
Once again!
Next super erruptino
Read the text in your course book.
Think logically.
Ouch!
Rocky Mountains National Park
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Clue
Check the info.
Converter
Follow this link to convert miles to kilometres:
Clue
Pages 62 and 63.
Triglav National Park, Slovenia
Mission
Find your rucksack
You must have left it suddenly because you:
Tauern national park, Austria
Ouch!
Volcanic rocky area
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Eruption
Clue
In some areas even roads have melted because of these.
Missions
Reading a book is not such a bad thing after all.
You should do it more often.
Earthquake
About the flowers
Scanning the QR code for further information. Keep it open.If you click on an individual flower you will learn where you can find it..
Ouch!
Thermophiles, or heat-loving microscopic organisms
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Mission 1
the most known animals
Watch the video again. If one of the animals in the group is not in the video, then that one is the right answer.
Mission
volcanic winter
Bears
Watch out! There are bears hiding in the shrubs.
The size of Yellowstone caldera is 85 x 45 km, but the park itself is much larger. It cover the area of more than 8,000 km2.
The size of the park
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
A crater is a landform consisting of a hole or depression on a planetary surface, usually caused either by an object hitting the surface, or by geological activity on the planet.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Clue
If you don't know, click each possibility which will lead you to some information or the next page.
Where on Earth have you come up with this number of years ago?
If you look at the map, you can see the circular shape of caldera very clearly
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
Old Faithful the most known geyser.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
Yosemite National Park
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Equipment
It is an instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake.
Scan the code to find more info about it.
Ouch!
otter - plural - otter or otters Because of thermal waters in Yellowstone, rivers and lakes don't freeze so otters can find food all year round. They have 2 young per litter. Females look after them on their own. Their typical food is trout.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
You need a holiday. Spas can't be built on active volcanoes. Also the water is too hot. Since 1872, 22 people died because of hot water in natural hotsprings in Yellowstone.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
In the last 2.1 million years there have been 3 super eruptions..
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Clue
Only the animal that is not typical of the park. They are large ground squirrels, with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America. They mostly live in the mountainous regions.. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Even if you clck on the wrong animal, you can learn something about them. So, go ahead.
Ouch!
Hot spring near Forest
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Clue
Mission
Square miles
3,437.5 square miles .... hmmm ... How much is that in square kilometres?
Ouch!
elk - plurla - elk or elks Elk are the most common ungulate species in Yellowstone. In summer months there are 10-20,000 animals. Bulls have got antlers, which they drop and regrow each year. They use them mostly in mating season to fight one another over females.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Clue
It occurs only along the shore of Yellowstone Lake with the entire occupied habitat being 1.48 acres. One speculation by botanists is that the warmth provided by the geothermal activity in the area enabled this genus to gradually adapt to conditions in Yellowstone; tolerating long, cold winters and using the brief summer to bloom and reproduce.
Mission
The difference between a crater and a caldera:
Craters are formed by the outward explosion of rocks and other materials from a volcano. Calderas are formed by the inward collapse of a volcano. Craters are usually more circular than calderas.
Human beings appeared in America between 16,000 and 12,000 years ago.
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
bison - plural - bison or bisons Bison has roamed the area for more than 5000 years. They can run up to 60 kph. Their calves are nicknamed "red dogs" because of their red fur which later changes to chocolate brown. Males are up to 180 cm tall and weigh up to 1 tons.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
The size of Yellowstone caldera is 85 x 45 km, but the park itself is much larger. It cover the area of more than 8,000 km2.
The size of the park
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
The Julian Alps, hiking trails, Slovenia
Mission
Find information by scaning this QR code on the right hand.
Human beings appeared in America between 16,000 and 12,000 years ago. Long after the last big eruption.
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
Salt Rocks
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
New craters form only gradually .
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Clue
Ash covering the sun, no sunlight, no food for the herbivores and no food for the carnivores.
National park of Arbuzzo, Italy
Heinich national park, Germany
Mission
Time of the last big eruption
You should check your course book to find information.
Exmoor National Park, the UK
Ouch!
There are 10 members in a pack of wolves and they howl to communicate among each other and to indicate territory to rival packs. They run and hunt together all the time. They mostly feed on elk and one pack can kill up to 20 elk in a month.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Mission
Boiling mud pot
Ouch!
There are about 150 grizzly bears in Yellowstone. They feed on elk, bison and other ungulates and a variety of plants, such as grass, clovers and dandelions. A female has up to 3 cubs at a time. Females are very protective mothers and would fight other predators for food.
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
The size of Yellowstone caldera is 85 x 45 km, but the park itself is much larger. It cover the area of more than 8,000 km2.
The size of the park
Ouch!
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges
Ouch!
The Yellowstone River
Don't give up!
even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges