Assignment: Temperature, Thermal Energy, and Particle Motion S8P1.b Assignment

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4 activities: 4 games

56 min

Activity 1: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Friction

Learn how friction causes a material to heat up and melt. Discover what happens on an atomic level when you rub two objects together! Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

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Teacher Ratings (25) 2.2 stars.

Student Ratings (5947) 3.0 stars.

Activity 2: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Gas Properties - Explore

Discover what happens when a gas is compressed or expanded, and identify when pressure-volume work is done on or by a gas. Experiment with the number of particles, change the volume, add or remove heat, and more. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

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Teacher Ratings (2) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (1518) 3.5 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 21 min

Temperature and Total Energy

Do you have energy? Of course you do! Everything has energy. This game will teach you about a very specific type of energy called thermal energy. You will learn to use the Bunsen burner to increase temperature, the balance scale to measure mass, and the thermometer to measure temperature. You will then apply all of these skills to answer questions about thermal energy.

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Teacher Ratings (70) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (7916) 3.3 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Save the Fish

Help the little Fish to escape from its boring life by using all states of matter in favor of its escape. Open the way for the Fish! Navigate through the pipes with liquid, freeze water so you can pass over it, avoid getting close to any plasma around the level, use vapor and condense it back and transport water to other areas, and cool down the lava so it doesn't fry the Fish. Play with interactive elements and understand states of matter in a practical way!

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Teacher Ratings (102) 4.5 stars.

Student Ratings (49739) 4.2 stars.