Escape Pods

A single-player linear equations game for 8th grade. Solve multi-step equations to rescue the crew, sort equations into one, no, or infinitely many solution pods, and finish with a skills report for 8.EE.C.7a and 8.EE.C.7b.

Grade 8Single player1 studentNo student loginsWorks offline

$5Buy Escape Pods ▶ Play the free demo 🎁 Get this game free

Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 questions or 5 minutes, whichever comes first. No sign-up needed.

Or get every game, including all future games, with the All-Access Teacher License for $150.

Screenshot of Escape Pods, a single-player math practice game

What students practice

Variables on both sides, distribute first, combine like terms, fraction coefficients, sort into pods, build the equation

Great for

Independent practice, early finishers, math centers, intervention, homework and sub plans. No prep and no student logins.

Standards

Common Core: 8.EE.C.7b · 8.EE.C.7a

How it works

Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
Each student types their name and picks a level on the world map. Levels get harder after 3 right in a row and easier after a miss.
Students play on their own device. Missed problems come back for a second chance, and when they finish, the skills report shows every skill as Mastered, Still learning, Needs help or Not reached, with a check code for the teacher.
Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.