Assignment: Solar System & Gravity

Created by Antonetta A on

9 activities: 3 games, 6 assessments

60 min

Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions from Gravity and the Solar System.

3 questions assessment

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Gravitron 5000 (Mid)

In this game, you will learn about the force of gravity and its role in the solar system. Your mission is to protect the Earth from incoming asteroids. You will receive intel that will alert you of new strategies and provide you with tidbits of new information. While manning the space shuttle, you will have to correctly answer questions about gravity. Correct answers will upgrade your spacecraft so that you can better protect our planet.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (89) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (34921) 3.6 stars.

Activity 3: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions from Gravity and the Solar System.

3 questions assessment

Activity 4: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min

Assessment with 5 questions from Gravity and the Solar System.

5 questions assessment

Activity 5: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min

Assessment with 5 questions from Gravity and the Solar System.

5 questions assessment

Activity 6: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Finding Garganjua (Mid)

You are trying to help a spaceship reach the space station by using gravity from different planets. You have to know how the different masses of the planets will affect the gravitational pull the planet will have on the space ship to help them reach the space station. You will be an expert of gravitational pull after you see it in action in this game.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (43) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (5409) 3.0 stars.

Activity 7: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions from Gravity and the Solar System.

3 questions assessment

Activity 8: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions from Space Exploration.

3 questions assessment

Activity 9: 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 (33145) 3.5 stars.