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Periodic Table Escape Room

Brooke Roach

Created on November 6, 2025

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Periodic Table Elemental Escape Room!

You are trapped in a virtual lab and must solve element-based puzzles to escape. Click the "Start Quest" button to accept this challenge.

Start Quest

Lock #1:Drag and drop the correct labels to the missing parts of the element to reveal the correct order of the symbols for the first lock.

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open lock

Click here if you need to check your answers on the previous page again.

Lock #2: Answer all 5 questions about what group each element belongs in to open the next lock.

Alkali metals are in Group 1 on the Periodic Table.

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Noble gases are found in Group 18 on the Periodic Table which is the last column.

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Transition metals can be found in the middle of the Periodic Table. Iron, copper, nickel, gold, and platinum are common transition metals.

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Halogens are highly reactive nonmetals found in Group 17 of the Periodic Table.

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Metalloids are elements with properties that fall between metals and nonmetals. They are located on the periodic table along the "stair-step" line that separates metals from nonmetals.

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You did it! You unlocked the 2nd lock!Click the key to open the lock!

Lock #3Use the link to view a periodic table. Calculate the number of neutrons using the formula:

Atomic Mass (rounded) Atomic Number

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Neutrons

Sodium (Na) has 12 neutrons. You can calculate this by subtracting the atomic number (11 protons) from the mass number (23), which gives you 23-11=12 neutrons.

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Way to go!Click the key to open the lock!

Congratulations!

You have escaped the virtual lab!