Assignment: Electromagnetic Waves vs. Mechanical Waves MS-PS4.B-4 Assignment

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3 activities: 3 games

36 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Potential Disaster

Do you have energy? In this game, you will store up your potential energy to play several mini-games. Each mini-game can be completed by utilizing different types of potential energy. You'll need to learn about gravitational and elastic energies and put them to use in the challenge section. The more you know the more points you'll earn. What will your high score be?

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Teacher Ratings (157) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (39658) 3.7 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Mr. Genius Kinetic Energy

You've got the best teacher around to teach you about kinetic energy. Professor Genius's science class is going to take you through a series of visualizations to help explain kinetic energy and its relationship to mass and velocity. You will learn about the various forms of kinetic energy and see how each type of kinetic energy is applied.

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Teacher Ratings (97) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (32082) 3.6 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Caveman Joe and the Conservation of Energy

This game begins with a tutorial on conservation of energy and the types of energy. After the tutorial, it is your duty to guide a caveman across the ground. Along the way, you will learn about energy conversions. As he moves, your caveman will encounter a variety of obstacles, and each level is more challenging to complete. Beat the monster in the final level to win.

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Teacher Ratings (142) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (45394) 4.0 stars.