3rd Grade ALIEN ESCAPE ROOM - PCSB

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ALIEN!

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ALERT! ALERT!

An alien has entered our ship and is trying to take over the crew. We need to locate him and expel him from the ship before he takes control of everyone. We cannot return to Earth until we are sure that he is not on board!

ALIEN!

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Your fear has gotten to you and you have forgotten the password to close the main hatch of the ship. To close the door, you must complete these tasks: First, you must read two nonfiction passages. Make sure to read ALL of the passages, including the title, author, and any text features. Pay close attention to the topic of both passages and what the authors are sharing about that topic. Notice how the passages are similar and how they are different. Then, answer the security questions correctly to close the door!

First, you must CLOSE THE DOOR

GO!

I have read Passage 1 and Passage 2

I disagree

I agree

To begin, You must first read Both passages

An eagle landed on the Moon

Neil Armstrong landed on the moon alone

What historical event is found in BOTH passages?

Six million people watched television

Apollo 11 landed on the Moon

Answer three more questions to completely close the door

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldren were astronauts

Six million people watched the Apollo 11 land on the moon

The surface of the moon is gray and powdery.

What is the central idea of Passage 1?

Landing on the Moon was an important moment in history.

Nicely done! Two more questions to go!

When the astronauts landed on the moon, they were too excited to eat or rest.

The astronauts on Apollo 11 had many chores.

The astronauts wore blue lunar overshoes to step onto the moon's surface.

On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the Moon.

Which sentence would be included in a summary of Passage 1?

Fabulous! Now, Answer the final question.

Great job! You have closed the door! Now, locate the alien!

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Room 4

Room 3

Room 2

Room 1

First, find the alien in Room 1

Next, you will need to secure each room

dreamed

jumped

looked

wondered

FIND THE ALIEN BY CHOOSING THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM PASSAGE 1

Read this sentence from Passage 1: "I peered out at a horizon that dropped steeply away in all directions." (paragraph 5) What is the meaning of the word peered?

Drag the light to find the alien!

Nice work! Now use the light to find the alien!

Room 4

Room 3

Room 2

Find the alien in Room 2

On to the next room!

"Seven hours after we'd landed, Armstrong let the air out of the module. (paragraph 2)

"I grinned ear to ear behind my gold visor." (paragraph 7)

"After landing, we had to do some chores and eat." (paragraph 1)

"Mission Control said we could get out as soon as we were ready." (paragraph 1)

FIND THE ALIEN BY CHOOSING THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM PASSAGE 1

Which sentence from Passage 1 supports the author's claim that landing on the Moon was an exciting experience?

Drag the light to find the alien!

Fantastic! Now use the light to find the alien!

Room 4

Room 3

Find the alien in Room 3

Now for the next room!

It uses chronology structure to tell the events that happened on Apollo 11 in time order.

It uses sequence structure to list the steps for opening the windows on the Apollo 11.

Which sentence best describes the structure of paragraph 6 in Passage 2?

It uses cause and effect structure to explain what happens when the sun is too strong.

It uses compare and contrast structure to describe how daytime on the Moon looks different than daytime on Earth.

FIND THE ALIEN BY CHOOSING THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM PASSAGE 2

Drag the light to find the alien!

Great job! Now use the light to find the alien!

Room 4

Find the alien in Room 4

One more room to go!

There is only one way to find out! Click on the crew member...

THE ALIEN MUST BE DISGUISED AS A CREW MEMBER!

It changes the meaning to "inside the bottom."

It changes the meaning to "under the bottom."

It changes the meaning to "outside of the bottom."

It changes the meaning to "without a bottom."

Read this sentence from Passage 2. "It doesn't look like a day back home; without any air to scatter the light and make the sky turn blue, the view from here is straight into space, and the sky is a bottomless black." (paragraph 7) How does the suffix -less change the meaning of the word bottom?

Use Passage 2 to answer the question.

Excellent! Now you must expel the alien!

Armstrong was calling for help when he landed the Eagle on the Moon.

Armstrong was very careful about about parking a car on the Moon.

Armstrong was very relaxed as he landed the Eagle on the Moon.

Armstrong was very nervous about landing the Eagle on the Moon.

Read the following sentence from Passage 2. "And far away, where friends and strangers lean to listen, where friends and strangers lean to hear, there comes a distant voice: Armstrong, calling from the Moon, calm as a man who has just parked a car." (paragraph 2) Which statement best explains the meaning of the simile in the sentence?

Use Passage 2 to answer the question.

THE ALIEN IS STRONGER THAN EXPECTED! GIVE IT ANOTHER TRY!

The astronauts were so excited, they could not sleep.

Six hundred million people watched the landing of the Apollo 11 on the Moon.

The astronauts on Apollo 11 walked on the Moon.

The astronauts wore specials suits and shoes made for the Moon.

Which information is found ONLY in Passage 2?

Use BOTH Passage 1 and Passage 2 to answer the question.

GIVE IT ONE MORE TRY! THIS ALIEN IS VERY STUBBORN!

CLICK HERE!

YOU'VE DONE IT! YOU'VE EXPELLED THE ALIEN!

All rooms are clear! Now press the red button!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Go back and try again!

The alien is not here!

TRY AGAIN

OH NO!

TRY AGAIN

THERE ARE NO ALIENS HERE!

try again

Go back and try again!

The alien is not here!

OH NO!

You will lose all your progress

Are you sure you want to go back to the beginning?

NO!

YES!

You have secured the ship! We return to Earth with certainty that all aliens have been removed from the ship...or so we think! ~End of transmission

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!