Assignment: Inner and Outer Planets

Created by Deena C on

2 activities: 2 games

20 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 7 min

Around 3D Earth

In this game, you will manipulate a model of Earth and our solar system. You will be able to speed up the planet and slow it down to get a 24-hour day/night cycle. Once you succeed with the first task, you can click the question marks on Earth to answer questions and earn points. Move the objects on the screen and answer questions about space quickly for a high score!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (98) 3.3 stars.

Student Ratings (20788) 3.6 stars.

Activity 2: 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.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (408) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (99145) 4.0 stars.