Assignment: Formation of Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary rocks 6.ESS.3 Assignment

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5 activities: 5 games

70 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Walter's Travels - Weathering and Erosion

Meet Walter, a friendly animal who will guide you on your quest for knowledge about erosion and weathering. You will begin your journey by doing different activities to that will simulate weathering and erosion. The game continues with a variety of activities and information. At the end, you will play a bonus arcade game to award you for your good work.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (248) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (83830) 3.5 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min

Memoria: Weathering and Erosion

This game is a geologically themed memory matching game. You will try to find matching pairs in a group of cards. After each match that you make in the game, you are given a different fact about the geological process of erosion and weathering. In between levels, you can use some of the points that you gathered to purchase power-ups for the next level.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (110) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (51369) 3.7 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Walter's Travels - Weathering and Erosion

Meet Walter, a friendly animal who will guide you on your quest for knowledge about erosion and weathering. You will begin your journey by doing different activities to that will simulate weathering and erosion. The game continues with a variety of activities and information. At the end, you will play a bonus arcade game to award you for your good work.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (248) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (83830) 3.5 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 24 min

Super Gnomatic Rock Cycler

Go on a deep underground adventure with a gnome to learn about the rock cycle, and its three main groups: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (170) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (40790) 3.7 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

GeoMine

This game will be a two-dimensional mining game, featuring economy, gear progression and exercises to research new rocks and minerals.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (8) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (6742) 3.7 stars.