The climate crisis might feel like an inescapable situation, but the good news is, each fraction of a degree of warming makes a difference – and we can all find our own unique role in taking climate action.
As students puzzle their way through our pop-up escape room, they’ll be empowered with knowledge and solutions to help create a healthier, fairer planet. In Our Oceans, they’ll try their hand at being ocean scientists and conservationists as they help rescue our model turtle from plastic pollution and investigate plastic pollution on the beach. In Our Warming Planet they’ll get to experiment with eco building materials, and find out why insulating our homes matters so much. In Food for Thought, they’ll meet some of our agricultural heroes – earth worms! – and get up close to healthy and unhealthy soil, before learning what change they can make to eat their way to a healthy Earth. Next, they’ll explore our wall of green careers and see which might match their skills and interests… before getting the chance to put what they’ve learned into action and escape with a pledge for the planet, ready to make a difference!
Our Escape Room is a big hit every year at Birmingham’s Big Bang Science Fair – but we can bring it to indoor events or sheltered outdoor spaces.
Welcome to our Escape Room!
Are you ready to take on the biggest challenge of your life: helping to solve the climate and nature crisis? Step this way…
Our Oceans
Plastic pollution is affecting wildlife… like this poor turtle here. Can you rescue Tony by removing the plastic from his stomach?
Our Oceans
Did you know there are more microplastics in the sea than stars in the milky way? Turn into a marine scientist and have a go and investigating our beach to see where all this rubbish is coming from…
Our Warming Planet
We’ve all heard insulation is good for the planet… but do you know why? Armed with our heat sensor, we’ll show you the science behind this energy-saving invention.
Our Warming Planet
Make yourself at home inside our model house and test out a range of materials: can you still see each other with the heat sensor once you’ve added insulation?
Food for Thought
If you were an earthworm, which soil sample would you rather live in? This is one question we’ll ask you as we challenge you to spot the difference between our healthy and unhealthy soil!
Ask your MP
We’ll share some facts about why looking after our soil matters – and do some of our own experiments to test the flood prevention capacity of our different soil samples!
Green Careers
As students work their way through the escape room, they’ll pick up skills tokens.. which can be used to unlock new inspiration in our room of green careers.
Green Careers
In our green careers room, we’ll chat to students about their dream job, and show them that no matter what they want to do, they can use their career to benefit people and planet.
Pledge for the Planet
It’s almost time to escape the climate crisis… making a pledge for an action you could take is the final step to opening the door onto a fairer, greener future.
Pledge for the Planet
Time to vote! Will you write to your MP, campaign at school, or make a lifestyle change?
You’ve escaped the climate crisis!
Congratulations on completing our puzzles and escaping the climate crisis! Now is the time to use your newfound knowledge to go out into the world and use your voice to make a difference.
Everyone has a part to play in climate action, so it’s important to us that our festivals are accessible to everyone. Our venues are accessible for disabled students, and we are working with our Youth Advisory Group to ensure that the activities reflect the needs of all young people. Festivals are fully funded state schools, and are designed for KS3-KS5.
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