Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min
Assessment with 5 questions from Gravity and the Birth of our Solar System.
5 questions assessment
Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 8 min
Solar Timeline
Build a solar system! In this game, you are guided through a lesson describing the formation of the solar system. Collect the necessary atoms for the collapse of the solar nebula, land your ship by entering the gravitational field of a planet, and place the steps of galaxy formation in order. Earn extra lives in each game by correctly answering content relevant questions correctly.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (52) 3.9 stars.
Student Ratings (10037) 3.4 stars.
Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 5 min
Solar Nebula
In this game, you begin by using the arrow keys to manipulate a dust cloud in space. You will try to run into smaller masses so that you can gain mass and move through the stages of solar system formation. As mass is gained to complete each stage of formation, you can earn additional points by correctly answering relevant multiple choice questions.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (84) 4.2 stars.
Student Ratings (15083) 4.1 stars.
Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min
Space Creator: Solar System
In this game, you will explore the creation of a solar system. You have the opportunity to control the variables that lead to the formation of the universe. In each level, you get to adjust the condition that may or may create a viable solar system. Tips are available to guide you, but you may have more fun experimenting with what works and what doesn't.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (23) 3.6 stars.
Student Ratings (7486) 3.4 stars.
Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min
Explore: My Space Ride (Mid)
Climb aboard, space explorers! It's time to take a journey through our solar system. Use the arrow keys to control the spaceship as you maneuver through space. You'll ride right by the sun and all our planets. Your space adventure will reach you about the formation of our solar system from beginning to end. Keep a steady path but avoid the asteroids as they will cause you to lose points!
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (51) 3.7 stars.
Student Ratings (16228) 3.4 stars.
Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min
Gravity and the Birth of Our Solar System
In this game, you will go on a time travel journey from the formation of our solar system all the way into the distant future up until death of our sun. You will learn how the solar system began to form, how the sun and the planets formed, and how the sun will eventually die. Along the way, you will play mini-games to simulate different stages of the process.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (397) 4.4 stars.
Student Ratings (92643) 4.0 stars.