Assignment: Sound and Light

Created by Melissa I on

8 activities: 8 games

117 min

Activity 1: 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 (10521) 4.1 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Lightventure (Elem)

In this game, you will participate in the annual bug Lightventure. At the summer camp, you will see various tents. Each tent will have four questions that you will need to unlock to get to the training grounds. You can use various items to complete your tasks. Your challenge is to guide the light beams from the emitters to the receivers. Good luck and happy camping!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (63) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (19571) 3.9 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Light Classroom - Electromagnetic Radiation

Experiment with the properties of light by moving around light sources, mirrors and other objects after a short introduction on reflection, refraction, opaque materials, transparent materials, and translucent materials. The goal is to get the light from its source to a cat!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (269) 4.7 stars.

Student Ratings (97477) 4.4 stars.

Activity 4: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Waves Intro - Light

Make light waves with a laser, and discover what determines the color of light. Adjust the frequency and amplitude, and observe the changes in the wave. Design experiments to measure wavelength and wave speed. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (9) 3.3 stars.

Student Ratings (8341) 3.3 stars.

Activity 5: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Magical Forest Deluxe

Find yourself in a magical forest full of treasures and adventures. Collect coins and berries, answer questions, earn points! Good luck!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (370) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (198945) 4.0 stars.

Activity 6: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Newton Pool

The game consists of hand-crafted levels where the player controls a white ball. The goal of each level is to get the white ball to the end of the level in as few moves as possible, while racking up points by bumping golden balls into obstacles on the way! The game does not have any instructional math content, it simply has math review questions spread throughout.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (738) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (254539) 4.0 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Earthquake!

How good are you at predictions? Can you figure out when—and how powerfully—an earthquake will hit Square City? Triangulation is the key!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (8) 4.5 stars.

Student Ratings (140) 2.7 stars.

Activity 8: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Waves Intro - Sound

Make sound waves with a speaker, and hear the tone it produces. Adjust the frequency and amplitude, and observe the changes in the wave. Design experiments to measure wavelength and wave speed. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (44) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (24347) 3.5 stars.