This Print and Go NASA Space Program Escape Room is a winning combination of reading comprehension, reading passages, movement, secret codes, citing evidence, deductive reasoning, puzzles, collaboration, close reading skills and critical thinking. Everything a teacher dreams of wrapped up into one FUN and engaging non-fiction activity that reinforces ELA skills. Topics: space missions, research, NASA Space Programs, planets, Neil Armstrong, Sputnik, John F. Kennedy, NACA, Woodrow Wilson, moon, USSR With their informational text in hand, students will move around the classroom visiting 4 puzzle decoders. Give your students a chance to get out of their seats, decode puzzles and read passages, all while actively learning! Even reluctant learners will dive in! No prior knowledge is needed, so this escape room activity makes a great introduction to your Solar System or Astronomy lesson plans. This reading comprehension activity allows students to get some facts while previewing key vocabulary words, people, places or events that you will teach throughout your unit. To ensure understanding, students will answer questions that can be found directly in their reading passage. No locks required! No fancy envelopes to stuff! No odd shapes to cut out. This NO PREP, PRINT & GO activity is meant to make your teacher life easy! The only thing you need to do is place the 4 puzzle decoders around the room! If you prefer, you can certainly add a programmable 4-digit lock to add an element of mystery (but not required). HOW DOES IT WORK? There are 4 clue cards and 4 puzzle decoders. Each clue card includes a short reading passage, questions to check for understanding, and a secret message to decode. Students will have to use deductive reasoning to determine which puzzle decoder corresponds with which clue. A set of labeled decoders is included for differentiation or younger grades. Students will work in pairs (or individually) and race to complete all 4 clue cards. A friendly competition always increases engagement. As students progress through the escape room, they will earn “clues” to determine the final 4-digit code. The final code is also a puzzle! In order to “escape” students must present correct answers for EVERY question as well as the decoded secret messages and final 4-digit code. What’s Included? ✔️ 4 Short Reading Passages ✔️ 4 Puzzle Decoders (unlabeled) ✔️ 4 Puzzle Decoders (labeled) ✔️ 18 Comprehension Questions ✔️ Teacher & Student Directions ✔️ Hint Cards ✔️ FAQs ✔️ Answer Key ✔️ Prop Signs Skills Used: ✔️ Reading Comprehension ✔️ Critical Thinking ✔️ Peer Collaboration ✔️ Problem Solving ✔️ Deductive Reasoning ✔️ Non-Fiction Text Evidence ✔️ Making Inferences Puzzle Types: ✔️ Cryptogram ✔️ Text Message ✔️ Cipher ✔️ QWERTY Benefits of Use: ✏️ Movement ✏️ Print and Go ✏️ Active Learning ✏️ Cross-Curricular ✏️ Highly Engaging ✏️ No Locks Needed ✏️ No Silly Envelopes to Stuff ✏️ No Odd Shapes to Cut Out Options for Use: ✏️ Anticipatory Sets ✏️ Unit Review ✏️ Early Finishers ✏️ Gallery Walk ✏️ Stations ✏️ Sub Plans ✏️ Rewards ✏️ Individual Work ✏️ Partner Activities ✏️ Extension Activities **Please note that the reading passage of this product overlaps with other products of mine on the same topic** Want to learn how to GAMIFY your own lesson plans? Register for a FREE workshop HERE and get THREE FREE resources! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Click HERE for Scavenger Hunts Click HERE for Escape Room Codes Click HERE for Color by Number Collaboration Click HERE for Digital 360 Escape Rooms Click HERE for Escape Room Hunts Click HERE for Digital Trivia Escapes Click HERE for Text Marking Detective Reading Activities Click HERE for more Grades 3-4 Escape Rooms ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits you can use to lower the cost of future purchases. I truly value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom. :-) Copyright Information : © Think Tank Teacher LLC. Please note - all material included in this resource belongs to Think Tank Teacher LLC. By purchasing, you have a license to use the material but you do not own the material. You may not upload any portion of this resource to the internet in any format, including school/personal websites or network drives unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students, not other teachers or anyone else on the internet.