Lesson: Mechanical Weathering 4.ESS2.1 - Free Educational Games - Legends of Learning

Assignment: Mechanical Weathering 4.ESS2.1 Assignment

Created by Ryah C on 09/11/2023

9 activities: 9 games

115 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Newton Pool

The game consists of hand-crafted levels where the player controls a white ball. The goal of each level is to get the white ball to the end of the level in as few moves as possible, while racking up points by bumping golden balls into obstacles on the way! The game does not have any instructional math content, it simply has math review questions spread throughout.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (738) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (254549) 4.0 stars.

Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Galaxy Escape

10 Bright Monsters have been captured in space and they need your help to cross the galaxy jumping between platforms, finding them, and releasing them by correctly answering each question. Each monster that you release and unlock will be available to play with in the next level, in the search for the next monster. In your journey, you’ll be able to find power-ups, like ‘Double points’ and ‘Slow down’, which can be activated by finding gems, and their duration can be extended by correctly answering a question. Unlock and release the 10 different monsters and a spaceship along 10 different levels, while you make the most possible points.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (493) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (267441) 3.9 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Erosive Voyage

Find the mysterious treasure by helping Sloth and Rook navigate throughout the world full of weathering and erosion challenges. The story guides the player through interactive tasks located in the 3D world. This game teaches weathering and erosion concepts.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (54) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (42228) 3.5 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Biogeology Memory Challenge

Students love matching games and this game will not be an exception! Facts and information on weathering and erosion are given after each card match. The facts match the pictures on the cards to give students visual clues when learning the information.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (45) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (29106) 3.8 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Excavate Museum - The History Of Planet Earth

This game is a historical discovery game where you will learn by unearthing remains.. Our knowledge of this period comes from fossils we dig. Each object the player finds will be added to the museum as an exhibit. This game allows you, as the archaeologist, to collect fossils and tree rings. The more extensive the collection the more you learn. ROCK IT!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (18) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (12768) 3.6 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Erosion Snap

An Alien Student travels to Earth for a geography field trip and needs your help to complete his homework!

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Teacher Ratings (41) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (47210) 3.9 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Biogeology: Bedrock Race - Super Study Buddies

Hold on to your textbooks! Dig fast to prevent the Evil Prospector from stealing the Professor's research. Learn how living things affect their habitats in amazing ways. Fast forward time and see how soil is formed. Do you have what it takes to conquer the Bedrock Guardian's trial of knowledge?

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (132) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (51215) 4.3 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes

How do the properties and movements of water shape Earth's surface and affect its systems? Play the game and find out more!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (303) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (94662) 4.0 stars.

Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Eroji

Join Eroji on his adventures to glaciers, rivers and the coast. Learn about the fascinating effects of erosion and see if you've got what it takes to win a top score!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (2) 2.5 stars.

Student Ratings (1203) 3.7 stars.

Description

Standards

TASS

Topics

4.ESS2.1 Mechanical Weathering

Vocabulary

Coming Soon!, , weathering, erosion, geology, landform, canyon, sedimentary rock, conglomerate, dam, river mouth, delta, dune, coastal erosion, weathering, erosion, process, particles, microbes, physical weathering, mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, erode, absorb, symbiotic, consume, fossil fuel, acid, deforestation, decaying, nutrients, environment, conservation, sediment, fertile, groundwater, topsoil, humus, archeologist, excavation, fossils, magma, crystallization, igneous rock, volcanoes, weathering, erosion, sediments, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, rock cycle, plate tectonics, Earthquake, plate boundaries, transform boundary, divergent boundary, convergent boundary, subduction, tree rings,, erosion, chemical weathering, mechanical weathering, marine erosion, desertification, biological weathering, sand, silt, gravel, geodes, sea arches, sea glass, stalactites, stalagmites, cavern, crystallization, quartz, amethyst, bedrock, biogeology, habitats, vegetation, silt, soil, weathering, erosion, rocks, roots, living, physical characteristics, oxygen, photosynthesis, conserved, loam, decomposition, humus, topsoil, organic material, subsoil, hydrosphere, liquid, solid, gas, atmosphere, fog, fresh water, oceans, streams, lakes, water vapor, precipitation, groundwater, surface runoff, weathering, erosion, coastal landforms, glacier, erosion, sediment, glaciers, global warming, physical weathering, sea levels, tidal wave, sand, beach nourishment, rip rap, gabion, groyne, long shore drift, river, caves, stalactites,