Brain Twisters
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Mind Bogglers

Welcome to Mind Bogglers

Welcome to Mrs. Blake's Detective Agency!! We have a lot of work ahead of us. Mysterious codes have been sent my way that I need your help to decipher. The FBI has asked my team to solve a super secret case. I have a file of cold case puzzles that need a fresh look. I am so glad you are here to help me with all this work! Be ready to report to duty on the first day with a notebook, writing utensils and your electronic device. Can't wait to meet you!! Detective Blake

DO NOT OPEN THE ENVELOPES OR SMALL BAG INSIDE YOUR LARGE BAG OF MATeRiALS UnTIL GIVEN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO DO SO.

preparation

Schedule

Please note: Break times are tentative; it may vary depending on the activities planned for that day.

I will have the Google Meet open on Monday, June 14th from 8:00-9:00 if you want to pop in to make sure that the links work. The link to the Google Meet is in Google Classroom and also below

GOOGLE MEET LINK

DayS 7-12

Students have had the challenge of solving a mystery clue by clue where each person has some of the information that pertains to a particular bank robbery. Using good communication skills, students were able to work together to solve the mystery. Students also continued to partake in Digital Escape Rooms. One group pf students is currently working on a Harry Potter Escape Room!

Brain Games, Brain Twisters and Tricky Riddles continue to be a part of our daily experiences. Students are getting much better at figuring them out!

We have also learned some new games & puzzles! Watermelon Chess, Hex and Pentalpha are keeping our brains sharp!

On our last day, students discovered a treasure chest in their bag that was locked. Using brain power and team work students were able to open their treasure boxes to find more treasures and more puzzles to solve!

Pentalpha

Watermelon Chess

HEX

DayS 5 & 6

This week we have really challenged ourselves with secret codes and an online escape room puzzle. Students were not able to see one another's screens and had to communicate in order to solve the challenging puzzles. Thank you to the Enchambered Escape Room for this great opportunity. If you think you have what it takes....Alone Together Digital Escape Room

Day 4

Brains were tangled today! Students worked on deciphering several codes that required a higher ELEMENT of thinking and PERIODIC episodes of super brain power. Teamwork was needed and students were putting all their skills on the TABLE. Perseverance helped them through and they did it!!

Day 3

Davinci Doodles, Brain Twisters, Ciphers and Breakout Rooms, Oh My!! It was another full day.

We Broke Out!! Raiders of the Lost Locker!!

Secret Codes have been our favorite part of class. Here are a few that we have mastered!!

Day 2

Although there were a few technical difficulties today, students were able to learn about and decode substitution ciphers, answer brain teaser questions, breakout from The Case of the Banded Bandit, and jumpstart their brain with Davinci Doodles!

Team 2 was the first team to solve the case of the Banded Bandit!!

DAVINCI DOODLES - To jump start his brain, Leonard DaVinci would begin with a doodle and then turn it into a familiar image.

Day 1

The students were busy the entire day getting to know their team of agents as well as decoding ciphers, saving the world from the Aliens and escaping the Black Hole!