Assignment: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation PS.7c Assignment

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3 activities: 3 games

34 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Flow of thermal energy (Mid)

You are a young engineer in a lab, and it is your day to learn about thermal energy. Each level imparts a new task related to heat transfer. Most of the tasks require you to heat up different materials like bricks, aluminum or plastics and measure or watch the change in temperature of each. You will try out fifteen different experiments to understand thermal energy.

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Teacher Ratings (165) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (53069) 3.6 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Bob the Botanist (A Game about Photosynthesis)

This game requires Bob the Botanist to travel around the world and address why plants are slowly dying. As you shoot and collect the components necessary for photosynthesis, you are also gathering information and facts. In three rounds, you learn what plants need in order to grow, the benefits of photosynthesis for plants and Earth, and you will tackle the effects pollution has on the environment.

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Teacher Ratings (254) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (37636) 3.4 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Monster Mania: Photosynthesis

Match the monsters by color to earn points! Your mission is to collect as many parts of CO2, sunlight, and H2O. You will do all of this while learning about photosynthesis. You are only allowed a certain number of moves. Be strategic! Watch the information screens closely to prepare for the second level of the game, where you will have to answer questions on photosynthesis.

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Teacher Ratings (55) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (17857) 3.1 stars.