G.SRT.G Define trigonometric ratios and solve problems involving right triangles.

G.SRT.G.6 Understand that by similarity, side ratios in right triangles are properties of the angles in the triangle, leading to definitions of trigonometric ratios for acute angles.

This task has students work with right triangles by using Pythagorean Theorem, Trig. functions, Inverse Trig. functions, and ratios. Throughout the task students are challenged to round all answers to decimals or digits. The activity does not allow students to move forward in their escape room journey until the appropriately round their values. Beyond this students are forced to be precise in choosing the methods they use to solve them with trig functions.

Students will definitely struggle to round appropriately. On the first problem, some students will struggle to understand that any face on a cube creates a square. Beyond this, the students might be slowed by reading into the context of each clue in what it is specifically asking them to solve for. On the slide in which students are asked to help the service tech, many students will struggle to see that you need to move the wrench over to get access to the clue.

In considering ways of modifying this activity, students could be paired to give support to students that are struggling. For the more advanced students the triangles could be modified to no longer being right triangles as to require the use of law of sines and law of cosines.