Assignment: Grade 3: Forces and Interactions

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10 activities: 7 games, 3 assessments

79 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Blueprint Bash: Newton's 3rd Law (Elem)

You might need a pencil or a calculator handy for this game. This game will teach you about Newton's third law of motion. You will have to predict what will happen in fourteen different scenarios. Most of the scenarios will require you to manipulate the f=ma equation. After each problem, you'll see a blueprint animation of the answer! You will not forget Newton's Law after this!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (60) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (28106) 3.5 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Force Pilot

Learn about force and gravity and their effect on objects by piloting a spaceship! Avoid colliding with asteroids and collect all probes to reach the landing zone at the space station.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (142) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (44990) 3.9 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Defuse the Mine

In this game you will learn that a force is always composed of direction and strength, or magnitude. Your objective is to regulate the force applied to the mine, and launch it so it enters the goal container.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (242) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (30354) 4.2 stars.

Activity 4: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions from Forces and Motion.

3 questions assessment

Activity 5: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Newton's Apple (Elem)

You are an apple on the adventure of a lifetime. To succeed in your adventure, you will be introduced to Newton's Laws of Motion before you get started. You will need to collect knowledge, keys, and coins to unlock the doors in your journey. Along the way challenges will be encountered which only you can solve by mastering Newton's laws. Good luck!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (214) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (40726) 4.1 stars.

Activity 6: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions from Electric and Magnetic Forces.

3 questions assessment

Activity 7: Question Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Boing: Newton's Third Law (Elem)

You will help Newton jump from one tree to another, while collecting apples on the way. You have to determine the right amount of force Newton needs to make it to each tree. If you collect apples and answer questions correctly, you will increase your points. Beware, if you add too much force or not enough, Newton will miss the tree and lose the game.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (76) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (15526) 3.7 stars.

Activity 8: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions from Types of Interactions.

3 questions assessment

Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Force Fields and Variety of Interactions (Elem)

Albert is trying his best to get his time machine up and running again. He needs your help to collect three coins to get the job done. Simple enough, right? But to earn the coins, you'll need to demonstrate your knowledge about different forces fields. Each level of the game will include a short quiz to ensure that you know your stuff. Are you up for the challenge?

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (105) 3.4 stars.

Student Ratings (25461) 3.7 stars.

Activity 10: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Nervous Apple (Elem)

Help this apple defy gravity. Instead of falling from trees, this apple needs your help jumping across platforms. Hop from column to column while collecting coins. You will occasionally land on a special column where you need to answer questions related to gravity. If you fall, you'll have the chance to answer questions and keep going! Can you get the apple to the party?

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (55) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (8077) 3.9 stars.