“Mayday! A meteor shower has damaged the lunar solar array. Base Artemis is on 15% backup power and the main reactor is locked behind 10 security firewalls. To save the colony and restore oxygen, you must find the 10-digit Reactor Key hidden in the system overrides. You have 45 minutes before life support fails. Initiate!”

Transport your Year 6 pupils to the lunar surface for a high-stakes, cinematic maths adventure! This Mission Artemis Escape Room is a fully immersive, no-prep resource designed to challenge pupils with rigorous National Curriculum word problems, multi-step reasoning, and collaborative teamwork. It is the perfect tool for SATs Paper 2 and 3 revision, end-of-term engagement, or as a spectacular hook for a Space topic.

The Mission Structure:

This resource uses a high-engagement “Hybrid” format:

The Final Control Console (PowerPoint): This serves as the mission hub. It features a dramatic briefing, an automated 45-minute countdown timer with futuristic sound effects, and a final “Reboot Interface” screen where teams enter their digits.

The System Logs (Pupil Booklet): Pupils work in “Lunar Engineer Teams” to solve 10 intricate riddles across the base—from the Solar Array to the Star Map Terminal. Each solved riddle reveals one specific digit of the 10-digit Reactor Key.

What’s Included in the Pack:

Cinematic PowerPoint Presentation: 15 high-quality slides that manage the game, narrative, and the ticking clock.

Pupil Evidence Log (Worksheets): A 10-lock printable booklet where pupils show their working out for every multi-step problem.

Teacher’s Mark Scheme: A complete guide with step-by-step solutions for all 10 locks and the master code.

Self-Assessment Plenary: A reflection tool for pupils to evaluate their maths confidence and team performance.

National Curriculum Mapping (Year 6):

This mission targets fundamental Upper Key Stage 2 (UKS2) domains through SATs-style reasoning:

Solar Array: Multiplication & Subtraction (Multi-step)

Water Storage: Fractions & Percentages of Amounts

The Greenhouse Dome: Area of Rectilinear Shapes

Launch Pad: Ratio & Proportion

Rock Sample Lab: Mean & Missing Values

Satellite Dish: Algebra (Substitution & Formulae)

Fuel Storage Pod: Volume & Measurement Conversion

Docking Bay: Time & Intervals (24-hour clock)

Equipment Store: Decimals & Money (Multi-step)

Star Map Terminal: Rounding & Place Value (Up to 1,000,000)

Engineers, the oxygen is dropping! Grab your gear and save Base Artemis!