Assignment: Legends of Learning: Rock Cycle Activity

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8 activities: 6 games, 2 assessments

125 min

Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 10 min

Assessment with 10 questions from Formation of Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary rocks.

10 questions assessment

Activity 2: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min

Assessment with 5 questions from Formation of Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary rocks.

5 questions assessment

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 19 min

Benit The Explorer

Explore a colorful mysterious island and complete challenges around it. Discover different rock types and experiment with them using a portable lab! Hint: Benit is an abbreviation of Benitoite, a rare blue metamorphic rock, found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite. It forms in low temperature, high pressure environments typical of subduction zones at convergent plate boundaries.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (7) 3.3 stars.

Student Ratings (768) 3.1 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 25 min

The Stones Fest

Your rock band has been kidnapped by Lord Borem who wants to steal your mates talent to become the best guitarist on Earth. Help Marble, the guitarist, to rescue his friends using your rock cycle knowledge. This game features a full story and a practice mode. In story mode, your students will go over a complete lesson about rock formation and geological processes. You'll rescue your friends by creating rocks of each type, collect all the patches for your vest, and defeat Lord Borem in an epic rock cycle knowledge battle. The practice mode offers a summary of the same rock cycle topics in a shorter gameplay -- it's perfect to prepare your students before an assessment.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (8) 3.1 stars.

Student Ratings (4165) 3.7 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 17 min

Lisa's Time Travel

Ms. Lisa a young explorer on a journey to learn about rocks! She travels with her time machine to unlock the secrets of the past. She experiments on rocks' properties and shares her findings. This game is an adventurous travel through time. Will you join her as a rock explorer?

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (115) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (30519) 3.5 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 19 min

Benit The Explorer

Explore a colorful mysterious island and complete challenges around it. Discover different rock types and experiment with them using a portable lab! Hint: Benit is an abbreviation of Benitoite, a rare blue metamorphic rock, found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite. It forms in low temperature, high pressure environments typical of subduction zones at convergent plate boundaries.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (7) 3.3 stars.

Student Ratings (768) 3.1 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min

Memoria: Matter Cycling and Energy Flowing (Mid)

Have you ever wondered how the Earth works? This game will help you learn about the processes that occur on Earth. You will need to use your memory skills in this game and match two cards to gain information about the Earth's processes. At the end of each module, you will be awarded points. With these points you can buy extra time to view the cards before they are flipped over.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (89) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (35477) 3.7 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 24 min

Super Gnomatic Rock Cycler

Go on a deep underground adventure with a gnome to learn about the rock cycle, and its three main groups: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (180) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (44431) 3.7 stars.