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10 activities: 10 games
123 minActivity 1: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min
Design and build your own skateboarding tracks, ramps, and jumps to explore the conservation of energy. Control the skater's mass, measure the speed, and change the amount of friction on the track. See the kinetic, potential, and thermal energy in the system graphed in real-time!
Teacher Ratings (11) 3.8 stars.
Student Ratings (7907) 3.8 stars.
Activity 2: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min
Learn about the conservation of energy at the skate park! Explore different tracks and skaters, and investigate the relationship between the kinetic energy, potential energy, and thermal energy. Measure the speed and adjust the friction, gravity, and mass.
Teacher Ratings (8) 3.4 stars.
Student Ratings (5616) 3.5 stars.
Activity 3: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min
Play with one or two pendulums and discover which factors affect its period. Control the mass of the pendulum, gravity, and the amplitude of the swing. Measure the period using the stopwatch or period timer and determine the value of g on Planet X. Observe the energy graph, velocity vector, and acceleration vector while the pendulum is in motion. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.
Teacher Ratings (4) 2.8 stars.
Student Ratings (633) 3.3 stars.
Activity 4: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min
Use a pendulum to explore the conservation of energy. Play with one or two pendulums and see the energy of the pendulum graphed in real-time. Control friction and introduce thermal energy into the system. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.
Teacher Ratings (7) 3.9 stars.
Student Ratings (1574) 3.4 stars.
Activity 5: Question Game. Estimated duration: 18 min
You need to get the octopus back in the water by dropping boxes on top of the platform. You'll have to use good aim and strategy to be successful with this task. Along the way, you will also answer multiple-choice questions about potential energy. Once you successfully complete all six modules, you will win the game!
Teacher Ratings (53) 3.7 stars.
Student Ratings (8991) 3.3 stars.
Activity 6: Question Game. Estimated duration: 10 min
It's time to take a step at learning about kinetic energy, literally! Use your squirt soaker to aim at the flying objects that will cross your screen. Some of the objects that you hit will provide you with facts. You will see other objects that will give you questions to answer that will boost your score. As the levels advance, the objects will move more quickly! Good luck!
Teacher Ratings (92) 4.0 stars.
Student Ratings (18597) 3.5 stars.
Activity 7: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min
Can you save the Universe? You'll need a lot of energy to do so! When you play this game, you will learn about kinetic energy. You will use your knowledge and your ability to dodge obstacles to defeat the invaders. Collect as many points as you can and move through the levels as you learn about motion and kinetic energy.
Teacher Ratings (180) 4.2 stars.
Student Ratings (27230) 3.7 stars.
Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 14 min
How much do you like puzzles? In this game, you aren't just putting puzzle pieces together. You will be using your knowledge of the relationship between kinetic and potential energy to solve physics puzzles. You will use pendulums, ramps, slingshots, and other devices to hit a target. You get to control each tool with what you know about energy! Good luck!
Teacher Ratings (93) 3.9 stars.
Student Ratings (19490) 3.4 stars.
Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min
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.
Teacher Ratings (97) 4.0 stars.
Student Ratings (32041) 3.6 stars.
Activity 10: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min
The hero goes on a journey to fulfill his dreams by passing tests based on kinetic energy to become a disciple of the Sage. The player controls the hero, travels in a colorful 3D world, and learns all the necessary theory to solve various tasks.
Teacher Ratings (99) 4.4 stars.
Student Ratings (36528) 3.7 stars.