The Titanic Caper Escape Room
All aboard! This exciting adventure is a 3D recreation of the Titanic. You will be part of an investigative team to uncover a caper onboard. Can you solve the mystery before time expires and you are trapped in the simulation?
Dwitney Bethel
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(357)
What's included
1 live meeting
1 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Background Story: Greetings Detectives, You have been invited to take part in a virtual Titanic mystery simulation. However, once the simulation begins something goes awry, and the events of the day have been manipulated by someone onboard. There will be a cast of characters some real, and some added. You must now simulate the final day aboard the Titanic before the tragic events occurred. Your team will need to collect evidence, input the name of the correct person responsible, and uncover the conspiracy before you are trapped in the simulation. Your mission is to collect evidence and solve a series of puzzles that will lead you to the saboteur(s) aboard the ship. Class Format: There will be primary sources to examine, morse code messages to decode and logic puzzles to solve along the way! You will choose your own path, but remember each step has its own consequences. You will be aided by an A.I., who will provide you with context clues and hints when needed. Your mission is to uncover historical characters and facts about the ship as you work to quickly unravel the saboteur's meticulous plan. The following things have been manipulated in the simulation: 1. The weather analysis requested by the British White Star Line. 2. The distress message sent out by the Titanic. 3. 1st class boarding passes used to board the Titanic. 4. Find the escaped prisoner who has infiltrated the Titanic, and made an attempt to poison the captain. No previous knowledge of the Titanic events are required. This is a historical fiction adventure, but would provide a nice introduction to the history of the Titanic.
Learning Goals
Reading comprehensions, organization, introduction to the history of the Titanic, team building, problem solving, deduction and logic
Other Details
Parental Guidance
No violence or graphic imagery depicted. The game does not have any graphic or scary elements.
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Language of Instruction
English
Sources
This historical fiction focuses on true events, but with fictionalized elements and characters inspired by the following sources:
Titanic Inquiry Project : https://www.titanicinquiry.org/
Contains the American and British inquiries into the disaster .
The Wreck of the Titan, or Futility : https://archive.org/details/wrecktitanorfut01robegoog/page/n9
Morgan Robertson's 1898 novella "Futility, or The Wreck of the Titan", written fourteen years before the Titanic sank, tells the story of of a grand "unsinkable" ocean liner -- the largest in the world -- that on a cold April night on a voyage across the North Atlantic strikes an iceberg and sinks. Most of the passengers, many of them rich and famous, perished because there were not enough lifeboats. This fictional ship's description (800 feet long, 70,000 tons, top speed of 25 knots) is remarkably similar to the real Titanic (882 feet long, 66,000 tons, top speed 24 knots). The most chilling feature of Robertson's book, however, is the name he gave his fictional ship -- the Titan.
From the Old World to the New: https://archive.org/details/FromTheOldWorldToTheNewOrAChristmasStoryOfTheChicagoExhibition/page/n27
Another eerie coincidence can be found in W. T. Stead's story, "From the Old World to the New," which was published as the Christmas edition of the Review of Reviews for 1892. In the story a White Star Line vessel, The Majestic, rescues the passengers of another ship after a collision with an iceberg. 20 years later, Stead himself would go down with the Titanic.
Encyclopedia Titanica: https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/
This site contains a wide variety of materials on the subject. Access to the site is free but advertiser-supported; for a fee, researchers can access special features and use the site without viewing advertisements and pop-up windows.
Titanic Disaster Newspaper Archive : http://www.paperlessarchives.com/titanic_newspaper_archive.html
Grants access to thousands of original newspaper articles, including stories on the building of the Titanic, its launch and eventual sinking, as well as complete coverage of its discovery.
National Geographic Remembering the Titanic : https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/titanic/
A collection of multimedia education resources to contextualize the event for students.
Joined April, 2020
4.8
357reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have a B.A. in History and an M.A. in World History, as well as an M.A. in Globalization Studies. I have always had a passion for research and World History, and feel that this course will provide a fun introduction into that world using a CSI themed approach to history! I worked as a teaching assistant for two years during my M.A. in early American history and Peace Studies. My research thesis involved tourism and leisure in early modern Europe, and the ways in which traveling influenced political and social changes. The course will use some primary sources to engage students into the world of the Titanic! However, no previous reading is required for this experience! Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$29
per classMeets once
90 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
3-15 learners per class
