Assignment: Week 2: Energy

Created by Amber W on

14 activities: 11 games, 3 assessments

129 min

Activity 1: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Energy Forms and Changes - Systems

Build your own system, with energy sources, changers, and users. Track and visualize how energy flows and changes through your system. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (57) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (24800) 3.5 stars.

Activity 2: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Circuit Construction Kit: DC - Intro

Experiment with an electronics kit! Build circuits with batteries, resistors, light bulbs, and switches. Take measurements with an ammeter and voltmeter, and test common objects to determine if they are conductors or insulators. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (57) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (25246) 4.0 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Happy Sun Farm

Learn about light and the transfer of energy by helping out at Happy Sun Farm!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (12) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (11341) 4.1 stars.

Activity 4: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Energy Skate Park - Intro

Learn about the conservation of energy at the skate park! Explore different tracks and skaters, and investigate the relationship between the kinetic energy, potential energy, and thermal energy. Measure the speed and adjust the friction, gravity, and mass.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (8) 3.4 stars.

Student Ratings (6503) 3.6 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Pipe Mechanic: Natural Resources (Elem)

Work quickly to save the day by fixing the broken and leaky pipes in your community! You must choose the correct pipe to reconnect the pieces before water goes everywhere. Fix the pipe by reading the sentence and finding the correct word that would fit in the broken pipe's space. Hurry to fix all 15 broken pipes using your knowledge of natural resources.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (94) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (36759) 3.7 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Wealthy City

Building cities is hard work! In this game, you will collect natural resources to help build a city -- but not all resources replenish at the same rate. You'll need to manage your resources wisely in order to have enough. Learn about renewable and nonrenewable resources and prove your knowledge on quizzes after each level. Can you help this city be successful?

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (74) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (32936) 4.1 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

RESOURCE

Move around the globe consuming renewable and non-renewable resources to reach a goal, but be careful to not make a significant, harmful impact on the environment!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (89) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (20174) 3.9 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Oscar's World - Speed and Energy

Ever wonder the science behind how some things move faster than others? Or why some objects will travel further than others when put into motion? Join Oscar for a game or three as he explains the basics of speed and energy!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (79) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (13582) 3.8 stars.

Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Energy and Motion

A great instructional resource to help teach students about energy and motion. Students will explore how to change the speed of a hockey puck to ring a bell at different sound levels and push another hockey puck across a table. Students will love the challenge!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (65) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (27755) 3.7 stars.

Activity 10: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

Everyday Energy

Real life examples of energy! Students will use their critical thinking skills to solve a problem in 3 unique levels while learning about energy related to motion, sound, and light.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (46) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (15407) 4.1 stars.

Activity 11: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min

Assessment with 5 questions from Natural Resources.

5 questions assessment

Activity 12: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min

Assessment with 5 questions from Forms of Energy Movement.

5 questions assessment

Activity 13: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min

Assessment with 5 questions from Forms of Energy Movement.

5 questions assessment

Activity 14: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 7 min

Energy Ride

Learn about different types of energy as you drive a car in multiple different levels! Along the way, you will need to collect energy coins and avoid obstacles to maximize your understanding of energy!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (129) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (39004) 4.1 stars.