Assignment: Plate Tectonics and Crustal Features 8.9B Assignment

Created by Zainab D on

6 activities: 4 games, 2 assessments

64 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

The Candy Store- heat as energy transfer

All the candy in the world is at your fingertips in this game! You will operate a candy factory, and you need to make as many sweets as possible. You will produce as many candies as you can by spinning a circular candy cane. The more times you click, the more sweets you earn, as you answer questions about heat and thermal energy correctly.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (80) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (25356) 3.8 stars.

Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Dizzy Lava (Mid)

You help a volcano skip across hot lava while you collect points and try not to fall. In each level, you will move the volcano from one spinning wheel to another. Be careful, it is trickier than it sounds. Don't worry! If you fall, you can use your knowledge of tectonic movement and the sea floor to answer questions and get back on track.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (84) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (17624) 3.5 stars.

Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Seafloor Adventure (Mid)

You haven't lived until a dinosaur with a hat has tried to sell you ocean seafloor! Learn about the tectonic processes that form and destroy the seafloor, then take your scuba diving dinosaur through the seafloor while collecting coins and answering questions. Look out for dangers that are everywhere! Try to miss obstacles including fish, volcanoes and trenches through five levels of play.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (122) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (19396) 3.4 stars.

Activity 4: Assessment. Estimated duration: 6 min

Assessment with 6 questions from Plate Tectonics and Crustal Features.

6 questions assessment

Activity 5: Question Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Battle of Wits - Plate Crush (Mid)

Take on the monsters as you battle them with your wits! In this game, you will battle monsters using your knowledge of plate tectonics. If you answer the question correctly, the number of points on the card will be taken from your opponent, knocking them down! Take away all of the points before you lose yours so that you can knock out the monster!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (380) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (53229) 3.9 stars.

Activity 6: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions from Plate Tectonics.

3 questions assessment