Assignment: Ocean Circulation 3.3.8.A4 Assignment

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3 activities: 3 games

46 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Novo Mundo Corporation: Water Cycle Engineer

It's your first day as an engineer at Novo Mundo Corporation. Using your knowledge of the water cycle and futuristic technology, you will terraform planets and fulfill the dreams of various alien clients.

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Teacher Ratings (9) 3.0 stars.

Student Ratings (2960) 3.5 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Detective Turtlebuckets: Lost in Ocean Currents

You will play alongside a turtle named Detective Turtlebucket. Detective Turtlebucket is lost on an iceburg along with several other turtles. Detective Turtlebucket theorizes that one of the turtles who was helping lead the way has little knowledge of ocean currents and led all of the turtles astray. By questioning the other turtles, he is able to figure out what incorrect facts led them to their current predicament.

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Teacher Ratings (40) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (11744) 3.5 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 21 min

Ocean's Booty

Can you battle the challenges of ocean currents in order to get Blackbeard's cargo docked? Gather bits of wisdom and tips about ocean currents in order to help Blackbeard and his crew. During the game, you must masterfully manipulate water currents by changing temperature, wind, and salinity to use the currents to help, and not defeat you. Arrr you up to the challenge?

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Teacher Ratings (36) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (12908) 3.6 stars.