Assignment: The Sun, Moon, and Stars: Patterns of Apparent Motion 6.1 Assignment

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10 activities: 10 games

137 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Ms. Rose and Lunar Phases!

In this game, your teacher is Ms. Rose and she will help you work through a series of mini-games to learn about lunar phases. You will learn about the moon's rotation, lunar phases, and tides, all of which are products of the moon orbiting Earth. Can you fill in the missing phase on a lunar calendar or label the tilt of the moon's orbit?

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (83) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (16578) 3.3 stars.

Activity 2: 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 (88) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (33044) 3.5 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min

Patterns of Apparent Motion (Mid)

Take a journey into space and learn how the motion of the Earth impacts our seasons, the way we see the moon, and how we measure time. You will begin this game in the learning phase, where you will watch different simulations of the Earth in space. In the mastering phase, you can manipulate the simulation to achieve different seasons and moon phases.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (285) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (78594) 3.5 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Planet Pushers

Your benevolent SPACE KING wants to draw specific pictures of seasons and eclipses. He will teach you how to move Earth in order to make the masterpieces he wants to make!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (13) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (4002) 3.1 stars.

Activity 5: 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 (88) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (33044) 3.5 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min

Patterns of Apparent Motion (Mid)

Take a journey into space and learn how the motion of the Earth impacts our seasons, the way we see the moon, and how we measure time. You will begin this game in the learning phase, where you will watch different simulations of the Earth in space. In the mastering phase, you can manipulate the simulation to achieve different seasons and moon phases.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (285) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (78594) 3.5 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Planet Pushers

Your benevolent SPACE KING wants to draw specific pictures of seasons and eclipses. He will teach you how to move Earth in order to make the masterpieces he wants to make!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (13) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (4002) 3.1 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min

Patterns of Apparent Motion (Mid)

Take a journey into space and learn how the motion of the Earth impacts our seasons, the way we see the moon, and how we measure time. You will begin this game in the learning phase, where you will watch different simulations of the Earth in space. In the mastering phase, you can manipulate the simulation to achieve different seasons and moon phases.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (285) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (78594) 3.5 stars.

Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Planet Pushers

Your benevolent SPACE KING wants to draw specific pictures of seasons and eclipses. He will teach you how to move Earth in order to make the masterpieces he wants to make!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (13) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (4002) 3.1 stars.

Activity 10: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Planet Pushers

Your benevolent SPACE KING wants to draw specific pictures of seasons and eclipses. He will teach you how to move Earth in order to make the masterpieces he wants to make!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (13) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (4002) 3.1 stars.