4th Grade-TIME MACHINE ESCAPE #1

4th Grade Escape Room

TIME

MACHINE

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BACK TO THE FUTURE

Our time machine has broken down. To repair it we need to acquire some parts using our reading skills that can only be found in different time periods. Otherwise we may never be able to return to our present time. Work together to visit the different eras and solve the puzzle to collect all the parts. But be careful, if you falter during the search, the temporary doors might close, making it more and more difficult for you to return. DO NOT READ THE PASSAGES YET!

ControlSYSTEM

The fuel will be topped up by finding the missing parts.

Middle Ages

Prehistory

Visit all stages, work together to fix the control system and go back to the future!

MODERN history

Ancient history

prehistory before you read

Let's do some thinking to get our mind's ready to decipher and solve some reading puzzles. Make sure your scratch paper is ready.

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Question 1: Don't get reading just yet! Scroll up and down. how many passages do you notice?

2 Passages

1 Passages

4 Passages

3 Passages

Question 2: read the titles and authors of both passages. what type of reading do you expect to be doing today?

fictional stories

informational texts

poetry

a combination of both

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question 3: Look again at the two titles... Tell your partner what you already know about these topics...

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brilliant!

The trip has been a success, and you're ready to read! Here is the piece you need. The next stage will be activated.

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Middle Ages

Modern history

Ancient history

Ancient history Passage 1

DO NOT read the passages all at once...good readers (and Time Machine fixers) pause to think! Read actively, staying curious about the story or topic of the text. Ask yourself questions along the way and then read to answer the questions.

Read ONLY Passage 1 and then STOP

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1. Part A: Which type of text structure is used in paragraph 1 of Passage 1?

b. Chronology

a.Cause & Effect

D.Description

c. Problem-Solution

Part B:Which phrase (signal words) supports your answer in Part A? You will use this as your password to get into the next page - make sure that you type it exactly as it appears with capital/lowercase letters and spaces.

This page is password protected

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Part B: Which detail best supports the answer in Part A?

C. He wandered Europe for several years.

A. Much of the country cursed Aaron Burr. He never recovered his political reputation.

D. When he was an old man, a thoughtful Aaron said, "I should have known the world was wide enought for Hamilton and me."

B. New York City held a great funeral for Alexander Hamilton, hero of the Revolution and champion of the constitution.

brilliant!

The trip has been a success, here is the piece you need. The next stage will be activated.

control system

Middle Ages

MODERNy history

You're getting closer to fixing the Time Machine!

Now, Read Passage 2! Be thinking about what information is similar and what is new information

Middle Ages Passage 2

Read this excerpt from the passage. Click the check mark when you're ready.

"Hamilton drew first postition Looking, to the world, like a man on a mission This is a soldier with a marksman's ability The Doctor turned around so he could have deniability (five!)

What is the meaning of deniability as it is used in this excerpt?

Which sentence from Passage 2 suggests that the author thinks details from this day are often left out when history is taught.

brilliant!

The trip has been a success, here is the piece you need. The next stage will be activated.

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MODERN history

MODERN history: Both Passages

Don't give up now! This room will require a lot of scrolling back and forth - get those fingers ready!

Time to put it ALL together!

In both passages, Burr is quoted as saying "I should have known the world was wide enough for Hamilton and me." What does the phrase "the world was wide enough for Hamilton and me" show?

a. the distance between Burr and Hamilton after the duel

b. the role Burr had in coutning the distance in the duel

d. the pride Burr had about killing hamilton

c. the regret that Burr has about killing Hamilton

This page is password protected - see previous page for instructions

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congratulations!

You've managed to travel to the future and return to the world as you knew it!

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Wrong answer

Right answer

Wrong answer

Wrong answer

7. How are Passage 1 and Passage 2 similar?

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The time door has closed, be careful or you will not be able to return to the present.