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This Can You Solve the Jail Break Riddle? instructional video also includes:
How can you accurately measure 45 seconds with two 60-second fuses and a lighter? A video takes learners through a logic puzzle that helps a bank robber break out of jail before the electric fence comes on.
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Instructional Ideas
- Assign the link on class devices for students who have finished their work early
- Use as a warm-up activity before a lesson on measurement
Classroom Considerations
- Video provides a riddle summary at 1:26; pause there if you want to continue to solve before hearing the solution
- Riddle is complex and struggling readers may require some adult assistance
Pros
- Animations make the riddle engaging
- Provides links to additional riddles of varying difficulty
Cons
- None