Assignment: The Continent Puzzle

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Created by Heather S (Purple Mountain) on

9 activities: 3 games, 6 assessments

56 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Tectonic Designers

Become a tectonic designer and help a friendly alien in a set of challenges to recreate the earth. The story guides the player through interactive tasks located in the 3D world. This game teaches plate tectonics and large-scale system interactions concepts.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (79) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (40978) 3.4 stars.

Activity 2: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions chosen from Plate Tectonics.

3 questions assessment

Activity 3: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions chosen from Plate Tectonics.

3 questions assessment

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 23 min

Time for Fun: geologic time and scale

This game will help you discover the relative size of common objects, from microscopic to global, as well as explore the concept of time, from eons to seconds. You will be asked questions that you will answer by using a slider to glide from one object or event to another, stopping on the correct answer. The game will keep track of your score and you will know immediately if you have the correct answer. Enjoy your exploration of time and space.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (34) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (3611) 3.2 stars.

Activity 5: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions chosen from Earth Processes: Scales of Time and Space.

3 questions assessment

Activity 6: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions chosen from Earth Processes: Scales of Time and Space.

3 questions assessment

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Search For The Seafloor (Mid)

In this game you will learn more about the many features of the deepest parts of the world: the seafloor. Help Jacques navigate his sub in the deep seas. Use his sub to take important pictures of the seafloor, but you will need to be careful. You will have to look out for sea mines and look for energy to increase your area of visibility. Good luck Mr. Cousteau! In this game you will learn more about the many features of the deepest parts of the world: the seafloor. Help Jacques navigate his sub in the deep seas. Use his sub to take important pictures of the seafloor, but you will need to be careful. You will have to look out for sea mines and look for energy to increase your area of visibility. Good luck Mr. Cousteau! Note: When playing this game on iPad, it should be played in a Chrome Browser rather than Safari.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (74) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (24685) 3.7 stars.

Activity 8: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions chosen from Seafloor Spreading and Subduction.

3 questions assessment

Activity 9: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions chosen from Seafloor Spreading and Subduction.

3 questions assessment