Assignment: Lunar Phases 8.7B Assignment

Created by Marilyn D on

7 activities: 5 games, 2 assessments

52 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Lunar Phases: Meteor Defense

This game will begin with a lesson about lunar phases. After the lesson, you will have the opportunity to manipulate a simulation and adjust the moon's position in orbit. When you finish the simulation phase, you can move on to defend your city against a meteor shower. Your knowledge of the moon's phases will help you earn money to upgrade your missile defense system. Play Meteor Defense for a Lunar Adventure.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (122) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (28049) 3.5 stars.

Activity 2: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min

Assessment with 5 questions from Lunar Phases.

5 questions assessment

Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Lunar Frenzy

Have you ever wondered why the shape of our moon seems to change in the night's sky? Come be an astronaut and learn about the phases of the moon. You will learn about how much of the moon is actually lit up, where the light comes from, and if the moon is actually made of cheese.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (88) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (17596) 3.5 stars.

Activity 4: 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 (27545) 3.4 stars.

Activity 5: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min

Assessment with 5 questions from Lunar Phases.

5 questions assessment

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Lunar Wolves (Mid)

This is your chance to experience what it would be like to be raised by wolves. You will join a wolf family to learn about the moon. The wolves will teach you about the movement of the moon and how we perceive it. You will then have the opportunity to understand how the rotation and revolution of the moon work. Like the wolves, you will become an expert on the moon's phases.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (189) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (36496) 3.6 stars.

Activity 7: 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 (78583) 3.5 stars.