Assignment: The Sun, Moon, and Stars: Patterns of Apparent Motion MS-ESS1.A-1a Assignment

Created by Gretchen F on

4 activities: 4 games

49 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Ms. Rose and Lunar Phases!

In this game, your teacher is Ms. Rose and she will help you work through a series of mini-games to learn about lunar phases. You will learn about the moon's rotation, lunar phases, and tides, all of which are products of the moon orbiting Earth. Can you fill in the missing phase on a lunar calendar or label the tilt of the moon's orbit?

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Teacher Ratings (80) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (15450) 3.3 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 25 min

Space Tracker

An outer space explorer needs to retrieve some special cargo that he lost. To achieve that, he must travel through time to the exact moment his cargo will be in place. Our character uses his spaceship to jump forward to the needed time. By using some hints left in pictures our friend will have to figure out the right settings of his ship to get to the moment he needs.

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Teacher Ratings (6) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (3389) 3.4 stars.

Activity 3: 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.

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Teacher Ratings (72) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (27412) 3.4 stars.

Activity 4: 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 (78469) 3.5 stars.