Assignment: Seafloor Spreading and Subduction MS-ESS1.C-2 Assignment

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4 activities: 4 games

43 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Basketball Master

Shoot a basketball through the hoop and answer some questions along the way! The game does not have any instructional content, it simply has review questions spread throughout.

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Teacher Ratings (999) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (308845) 3.9 stars.

Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Seafloor Adventure (Mid)

You haven't lived until a dinosaur with a hat has tried to sell you ocean seafloor! Learn about the tectonic processes that form and destroy the seafloor, then take your scuba diving dinosaur through the seafloor while collecting coins and answering questions. Look out for dangers that are everywhere! Try to miss obstacles including fish, volcanoes and trenches through five levels of play.

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Teacher Ratings (124) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (19396) 3.4 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min

Seafloor Secrets

In this game, you will learn about the structures and functions of oceanic landforms. You will explore the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and its forms. Learn how the mantle makes a new crust and pushes out of the center of the mid-ocean ridge and match sea-floor land forms to their functions. Click on the correct answer to move forward in the game. Have fun recreating the ocean.

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Teacher Ratings (90) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (20981) 3.1 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Seafloor Explorer 9

In this game you are a deep sea explorer. You have sonar and a drill so you can take samples of rock. You will be able to obtain sonar images within each rock. With each sample and each sonar reading you interact with your team at headquarters. With the help of your team, you'll understand what you are seeing and learn about deep sea rock, plate tectonics, sedimentation, and trenches.

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Teacher Ratings (34) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (20157) 3.5 stars.