Assignment: Uneven Heating of the Earth 3.3.6.B1-1d Assignment

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6 activities: 6 games

62 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Ms. Rose & Eclipses and Seasons!

You will learn about eclipses and seasons with the help of your guide, Ms. Rose. With Ms. Rose, you can play through a series of mini-games that demonstrate the interactions between the Earth, our moon and the sun. The games will simulate eclipses and Earth's seasons. As you play through the games, be on the lookout for some hidden figures. Can you find the hidden alien?

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Teacher Ratings (66) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (8504) 3.1 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

Eclipses and Seasons Mini Golf

Fore! The sun, Earth, and moon are projectile to provide a comprehensive view of eclipses and seasons. Students will learn about seasons as well as the eclipse types and how they are produced.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (101) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (34967) 3.6 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

Eclipses and Seasons Mini Golf

Fore! The sun, Earth, and moon are projectile to provide a comprehensive view of eclipses and seasons. Students will learn about seasons as well as the eclipse types and how they are produced.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (101) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (34967) 3.6 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Science Fair: Patterns of Motion (Mid)

You will help a fellow student create a science project about how the Earth, moon, and sun move around each other. You will help the student design his model, learn the cause of the seasons, and identify different types of solar and lunar eclipses. This game might help you create your next science fair project or just help you visualize how the Earth, moon, and sun interact.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (72) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (27617) 3.4 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 18 min

Temple of Seasons

You can only escape the temple if you understand the seasons. You will guide a monkey through the temple's mazes by capturing orbs that represent the different seasons. You will use the power of each season to help you complete each level. Once you find the large orb, you can pass through the level and learn more about each season.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (97) 3.4 stars.

Student Ratings (22157) 4.1 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 7 min

Science Fair: Eclipse and Seasons (Mid)

You will have the extraordinary power to move the skies in this game! Manipulate the Earth and moon positions to clearly demonstrate the seasons and eclipses. Move the Earth to show positions of winter, summer, spring and fall in both the northern and southern hemispheres. The second screens allow you to move the Moon and determine lunar positions for a full or a partial lunar and solar eclipse.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (128) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (40632) 3.4 stars.