Escape the classroom: and try microscale chemistry

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Escape room puzzles based on simple microscale reactions for students

Escape room activities can be a fun and visual way to teach chemistry. Microscale chemistry experiments are quick, easy to perform and can generate discussion about the chemical processes occurring in a drop. In this set of four escape room puzzles, students perform microscale reactions and decide which statements best describe the reactions to generate a four-digit code that can be typed into an online form or used to open a locked box.

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