Assignment: Temperature, Thermal Energy, and Particle Motion S8P1.b Assignment

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10 activities: 10 games

126 min

Activity 1: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Gases Intro - Intro

Pump gas molecules into a box and see what happens as you change the volume, add or remove heat, and more. Measure the temperature and pressure, and discover how the properties of the gas vary in relation to each other. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

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Teacher Ratings (7) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (3527) 3.6 stars.

Activity 2: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

States of Matter: Basics - Phase Changes

Heat, cool, and compress atoms and molecules and watch as they change between solid, liquid and gas phases. Pump more atoms and molecules into the system or change the temperature or volume of a container, and see a pressure-temperature diagram respond in real time. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

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Teacher Ratings (40) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (21901) 3.5 stars.

Activity 3: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

States of Matter: Basics - States

Observe different types of molecules form a solid, liquid, or gas. Heat or cool the system and watch the phase change. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

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Teacher Ratings (23) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (13375) 3.2 stars.

Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 7 min

Building a Racecar in a Dungeon

What parts make up a racecar? In this game, you'll have to guide your character around collecting the parts he needs to build a car. Your other goal, however, is to get him to the exit door as quickly as possible, while avoiding ghosts and shooting rays as he goes. Once he makes it out the exit door, you will learn information about temperature, pressure, and states of matter.

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Teacher Ratings (25) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (4341) 3.3 stars.

Activity 5: Question Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Liquidator

You are the captain of a ship that is the size of a molecule. Your ship battles other ships as well as hostile molecular creatures. Each time you destroy a ship you get to answer a multiple-choice question. Correct answers will give you upgrades that make it easier for you to battle. Use the facts about states of matter in the game to help you answer questions correctly!

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Teacher Ratings (30) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (5475) 3.5 stars.

Activity 6: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

A Matter of Escape (Mid)

Your job is to get the Beaker safely through all the levels! Your beaker 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 states of matter along the way.

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Teacher Ratings (242) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (37197) 3.8 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Matter Splatter

Help Chewy the Chow pup escape by manipulating matter! Utilize the different states of matter to conquer physics-based puzzles. Dig through solid ground, flood spaces with water, blow hot air to fill up balloons, freeze the ground, melt icicles, power up plasma balls and more!

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Teacher Ratings (206) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (58017) 4.1 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Journey to the Sea (Mid) Deprecated

You are an ice cube on a journey to the ocean. Your path will provide obstacles along the way and you will have to change "states" in order to maneuver through the maze. Watch and decide whether you need to be a liquid, solid or gas to complete the journey. The journey ends when you reach the ocean. Where will the water molecule's journey go next?

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Teacher Ratings (75) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (22880) 3.7 stars.

Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 21 min

Temperature and Total Energy

Do you have energy? Of course you do! Everything has energy. This game will teach you about a very specific type of energy called thermal energy. You will learn to use the Bunsen burner to increase temperature, the balance scale to measure mass, and the thermometer to measure temperature. You will then apply all of these skills to answer questions about thermal energy.

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Teacher Ratings (70) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (7916) 3.3 stars.

Activity 10: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

States of Matter and their Structure

You will work through various simulations of lab activities related to the states of matter and particle movement. The lab activities you complete have manipulatives and animations, with each section of content followed by a related multiple-choice question. At the end of the game you will be challenged with a series of sentences that have been broken up into fragments. Correctly order each to complete the game.

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Teacher Ratings (264) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (37007) 3.5 stars.