Assignment: Solar System Review

Created by Alicia A on

4 activities: 4 games

46 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 17 min

Momo the Astronaut

Momo is a monkey astronaut who needs your help. In this game, you get to tour the solar system with Momo, while collecting spaceship parts and battling aliens! As you travel through the solar system you will learn about each planet and answer questions about them. Each level in the game will bring you to a new planet. Your knowledge will help save the planet!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (132) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (28776) 3.4 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Walter's Travels - Eclipses and Seasons

Meet Walter, a friendly animal who will guide you on your quest for knowledge about our solar system and eclipses. You will begin your journey by doing different activities to test your knowledge of our planets and our solar system. The game continues with a variety of activities and information. At the end, take a quiz to demonstrate your knowledge of the subject.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (137) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (21938) 3.2 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min

Patterns of Apparent Motion (Mid)

Take a journey into space and learn how the motion of the Earth impacts our seasons, the way we see the moon, and how we measure time. You will begin this game in the learning phase, where you will watch different simulations of the Earth in space. In the mastering phase, you can manipulate the simulation to achieve different seasons and moon phases.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (285) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (78618) 3.5 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Ms. Rose and Our Solar System! (Mid)

A narrator, Ms. Rose, teaches about the solar system through a collection of interactive puzzles. You will play several mini-games to explore the solar system and methods of space exploration. There are several components including putting together a telescope, matching dwarf planets, exploring gravity and Earth's orbit, identifying man-made space craft, and putting planets in the correct place in relation to the sun.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (88) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (33142) 3.5 stars.