The Superpower Lab Lockdown
A five-puzzle ESL escape room for B2 teen learners practicing infinitives/-ing forms, quantifiers, word formation, and dis-/re- verbs through a superpower-lab storyline.
A free Escape Room for Teens at CEFR B2 level. Topic: Science and technology. Superpowers..
You and your classmates snuck into Dr. Voss's secret research lab to see her new experiments on human superpowers, but the security system has trapped you inside. A recorded voice says the exit door will only open once you prove you understand how the lab's language logs describe the experiments.…
Solve all five puzzles about science, technology, and superpowers to collect five letters and unlock the exit with the master code.
Puzzles
- 🧪 Puzzle 1: The Lab Notebook: Choose the correct sentence: Scientists decided ___ the new invisibility serum before publishing their results.
- 🔬 Puzzle 2: The Job Title File: Unscramble this word: ORTNEVNI
- ⚗️ Puzzle 3: The Experiment Report: Complete the sentence with the correct quantifier: ___ of the volunteers experienced side effects after the experimental serum; most felt completely normal afterward.
- ⚡ Puzzle 4: The Verb Circuit: Three of these words are verbs built with a dis- or re- prefix showing reversal or repetition. One word does not belong. Which one is different?
- 🛰️ Puzzle 5: The Final Transmission: Decode this message using A=1, B=2, C=3 ... Z=26 to reveal the ability the lab was secretly testing.
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.
- 🧪 Puzzle 1: The Lab Notebook Choose the correct sentence: Scientists decided ___ the new invisibility serum before publishing their results.
- 🔬 Puzzle 2: The Job Title File Unscramble this word: ORTNEVNI R I N N E V T O
- ⚗️ Puzzle 3: The Experiment Report Complete the sentence with the correct quantifier: ___ of the volunteers experienced side effects after the experimental serum; most felt completely normal afterward.