Learners will become Trainee Agents of DATA to defend Scotland against the villainous high-tech VIKINGS! They will solve puzzles to defeat the evil time-travelling villains and foil their dastardly plans. The Agents will have to use graphs, charts, maps and logic to uncover the plots and crack the secret codes. Along the way they are introduced to the basics of internet infrastructure, data centres, cybersecurity, and other digital and data skills topics.
These resources officially launched on Friday 10th November, 2023! The activities are listed in a suggested order, but can be done in any order. You can find the full set of escape room resources below.
Top Secret Brief (Introduction)
Activity 1: Agent Briefing Logic Puzzles
Activity 2: Locked in the DATA base
Activity 3: Find the VIKINGS Secret Lair
Activity 4: Stop the Time Heist!
Additional activities
Printable certificates for trainee agents
If you require these resources in an alternative format, such as large print or a coloured background, please contact dataschools@ed.ac.uk with subject line ‘accessible resource request’.
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