Escape the Museum: Breakout Activity

This tabletop escape room activity will have your students thinking and collaborating while solving challenges related to the pioneering work of women scientists. Students find themselves trapped in the Forces of Nature Museum and must work against the clock to escape. An online version of this activity is also provided with a link to a Google Form. The online version requires no setup and can be run right away. 

Katherine Johnson (Rocket Launch) 

Students complete rocket launch calculations to solve the puzzle. 

Donna Strickland (Lasers) 

Students extract the code by manipulating an image of the Nobel Prize. 

Jocelyn Bell Burnell (Pulsars) 

Students listen to sounds from pulsars to determine their frequency. 

Chien-Shiung Wu (Symmetry) 

Students look for symmetry and the mirror line of an image. 

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (Stars) 

Students arrange spectra to reveal the code. 

Curator’s Office 

The final challenge is a meta puzzle that uses clues spread throughout the challenges.