The Mind's Hidden Depths
Students explore the iceberg model of emotions through puzzles that distinguish between surface feelings and deeper underlying emotions. They develop emotional vocabulary and understanding of complex emotional states.
A free Escape Room for Teens at CEFR B2 level. Topic: Emotional awareness and management.
Dr. Elena Martinez, a renowned psychologist, has disappeared while researching the mysterious connection between surface emotions and deeper feelings. Her laboratory is locked, and strange puzzles guard her research on the iceberg model of emotions. You must solve her emotional intelligence…
Solve 9 puzzles about emotional awareness to discover the master code and escape the psychology lab
Puzzles
- 🎭 Surface Emotions: When someone smiles and says 'I'm fine' but their voice sounds tired and their shoulders are tense, what emotion are they showing on the surface?
- 😊 Emotional Awareness Facts: Read the passage about emotions and decide if each statement is true or false.
- 🧠 Understanding Deep Emotions: Complete the sentence: When Maria snapped at her friend for a small mistake, her _____ emotion was anger, but her _____ emotion might have been stress from her upcoming exams and fear of disappointing her parents.
- 🔤 Emotional Vocabulary: Unscramble this word that describes a feeling of worry about future events:
- 🔗 Surface vs. Deep Emotions: Match each surface emotion with its possible underlying feeling:
- 🎯 Emotion Categories: Which of these is NOT typically considered a deeper, underlying emotion in the iceberg model?
- 🔐 Hidden Message: Dr. Martinez left this coded message about managing difficult emotions. Decode it using A=1, B=2, C=3...
- 📝 Emotional Intelligence: recognize our to emotions important It's underlying
- 🌊 The Iceberg Mystery: I am the part of you that others cannot see, hiding beneath your smile or frown. I am shaped by your past experiences, your deepest fears, and your secret hopes. Though invisible, I control much of what you say and do. Scientists say I am like the massive hidden portion of…
Printable worksheet
This Escape Room comes with a free printable worksheet: 1 part for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Escape on paper · Open every lock. Fewer options to choose from this time.
Part 1: Escape on paper
Open every lock. Fewer options to choose from this time.
- 🎭 Surface Emotions When someone smiles and says 'I'm fine' but their voice sounds tired and their shoulders are tense, what emotion are they showing on the surface?
- 😊 Emotional Awareness Facts Read the passage about emotions and decide if each statement is true or false. The iceberg model suggests that emotions work like an iceberg in the ocean. What we see above water represents the emotions that are visible to others - our facial expressions, body language,…
- 🧠 Understanding Deep Emotions Complete the sentence: When Maria snapped at her friend for a small mistake, her _____ emotion was anger, but her _____ emotion might have been stress from her upcoming exams and fear of disappointing her parents.