Assignment: The Sun, Moon, and Stars: Patterns of Apparent Motion MS.ESS1A.a-1 Assignment

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10 activities: 10 games

120 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Educagent

You are tasked with infiltrating the headquarters of a corrupt corporation. You must make it to the mainframe computer on the top floor to collect evidence for an investigation.

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Teacher Ratings (214) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (150378) 3.8 stars.

Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Volley Moon (Mid)

In this game, you will be tested on your knowledge of the apparent movement of the sun, stars, moon and Earth. You will answer questions about rotation and revolution and their effects on seasons, day length, stars and much more. Answer questions correctly and earn superpowers to use in an epic volleyball battle between the Earth and moon. Don't get thrown off orbit!

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Teacher Ratings (132) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (17253) 3.6 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 (27430) 3.4 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Lunar Phases: Meteor Defense

This game will begin with a lesson about lunar phases. After the lesson, you will have the opportunity to manipulate a simulation and adjust the moon's position in orbit. When you finish the simulation phase, you can move on to defend your city against a meteor shower. Your knowledge of the moon's phases will help you earn money to upgrade your missile defense system. Play Meteor Defense for a Lunar Adventure.

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Teacher Ratings (122) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (27990) 3.5 stars.

Activity 5: 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 (82) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (15668) 3.3 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Ms. Rose & Eclipses and Seasons!

You will learn about eclipses and seasons with the help of your guide, Ms. Rose. With Ms. Rose, you can play through a series of mini-games that demonstrate the interactions between the Earth, our moon and the sun. The games will simulate eclipses and Earth's seasons. As you play through the games, be on the lookout for some hidden figures. Can you find the hidden alien?

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Teacher Ratings (64) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (7755) 3.1 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Lunar Wolves (Mid)

This is your chance to experience what it would be like to be raised by wolves. You will join a wolf family to learn about the moon. The wolves will teach you about the movement of the moon and how we perceive it. You will then have the opportunity to understand how the rotation and revolution of the moon work. Like the wolves, you will become an expert on the moon's phases.

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Teacher Ratings (189) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (36464) 3.6 stars.

Activity 8: 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.

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Teacher Ratings (285) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (78470) 3.5 stars.

Activity 9: 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 (402) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (95593) 4.0 stars.

Activity 10: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Moon Racer

Compete in the Moon Phases Tournament and learn about the Lunar Phases!

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Teacher Ratings (21) 4.5 stars.

Student Ratings (12962) 3.4 stars.