Assignment: Gravity and the Solar System 6.11B Assignment

Created by Michelle W on

7 activities: 7 games

94 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Around and Around

Travel around the solar system in this game. Using gravity to propel you from one planet to another, hop from planet to planet by answering questions about solar system bodies like the sun, moons, and asteroids. However, if you don't judge gravity correctly, you may miss the next planet! Alas, you can answer questions correctly to get back on track.

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Teacher Ratings (127) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (26292) 3.7 stars.

Activity 2: 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.

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Teacher Ratings (43) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (5409) 3.0 stars.

Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Solar Adventure (Mid)

Are you ready to go for the ride of your lifetime far into the solar system? You will be whisked away to another planet where you will have to overcome obstacles to earn points on the treacherous path back to your spaceship. If you hit an obstacle, be prepared to answer questions all about the solar system.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (100) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (14062) 3.6 stars.

Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

The Force Escapes

Help your character escape! In this game, you are a spaceman super hero and must travel to collect supplies so that you can open a door. You must collect three batteries so that you can light your flashlight. Once you've lit your flashlight, you will be able to find the key to the door to reach the next level. You'll answer questions about forces and force fields along the way.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (34) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (12679) 3.7 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 19 min

Gravitation

In this simulation, you will be guiding a spacecraft around space using the gravitational pull from other objects. Your goal is to aim carefully so that your spaceship can disappear into the wormhole. Take into consideration your speed and direction, along with the movement and mass of the planetary bodies, to navigate successfully into each black hole.

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Teacher Ratings (37) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (5749) 3.2 stars.

Activity 6: 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 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Gravity and the Birth of Our Solar System

In this game, you will go on a time travel journey from the formation of our solar system all the way into the distant future up until death of our sun. You will learn how the solar system began to form, how the sun and the planets formed, and how the sun will eventually die. Along the way, you will play mini-games to simulate different stages of the process.

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Teacher Ratings (408) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (99148) 4.0 stars.