Assignment: Gravity and the Birth of our Solar System MS-ESS1.B-3 Assignment

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8 activities: 8 games

111 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Space Creator: Solar System

In this game, you will explore the creation of a solar system. You have the opportunity to control the variables that lead to the formation of the universe. In each level, you get to adjust the condition that may or may create a viable solar system. Tips are available to guide you, but you may have more fun experimenting with what works and what doesn't.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (23) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (7486) 3.4 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 23 min

Moon Quest: A Moon Exploration Platformer Game

In this game, you will travel to the moon to gather important information to take back to Earth. Once you've landed on the moon, you will explore dangerous terrain to collect lunar pieces and other clues. After each level, you will get back into your spaceship to travel to a new spot and learn even more. You'll have to complete eight levels of the game to win!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (93) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (12345) 3.7 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Walter's Travels - Eclipses and Seasons

Meet Walter, a friendly animal who will guide you on your quest for knowledge about our solar system and eclipses. You will begin your journey by doing different activities to test your knowledge of our planets and our solar system. The game continues with a variety of activities and information. At the end, take a quiz to demonstrate your knowledge of the subject.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (137) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (21910) 3.2 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Ms. Rose and the Milky Way!

In this game, your teacher is Ms. Rose and she will help you work through a series of mini-games to learn about galaxies and the Milky Way. You will learn about the shapes of galaxies, how they are formed, and the effect of light travel and light years on what we see in the sky. After each mini-game, you will earn a badge and assess what you've learned.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (92) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (19440) 3.2 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Science Fair: Patterns of Motion (Mid)

You will help a fellow student create a science project about how the Earth, moon, and sun move around each other. You will help the student design his model, learn the cause of the seasons, and identify different types of solar and lunar eclipses. This game might help you create your next science fair project or just help you visualize how the Earth, moon, and sun interact.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (72) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (27462) 3.4 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 28 min

Hyper Space

In the Hyper Space game we will learn about the solar system in a fun way. Discover the secrets of the universe and visit each planet!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (49) 3.0 stars.

Student Ratings (5806) 3.2 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Ms. Rose and Our Solar System! (Mid)

A narrator, Ms. Rose, teaches about the solar system through a collection of interactive puzzles. You will play several mini-games to explore the solar system and methods of space exploration. There are several components including putting together a telescope, matching dwarf planets, exploring gravity and Earth's orbit, identifying man-made space craft, and putting planets in the correct place in relation to the sun.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (87) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (32705) 3.5 stars.

Activity 8: 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 (403) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (96832) 4.0 stars.