Assignment: Law of Gravity SC.6.P.13.2 Assignment

Created by OLGA H on

5 activities: 5 games

78 min

Activity 1: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Gravity Force Lab

Visualize the gravitational force that two objects exert on each other. Adjust the masses and distance between the objects to see the effects on gravitational attraction. Use measurements to determine the universal gravitational constant.

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Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

The Force Escapes

Help your character escape! In this game, you are a spaceman super hero and must travel to collect supplies so that you can open a door. You must collect three batteries so that you can light your flashlight. Once you've lit your flashlight, you will be able to find the key to the door to reach the next level. You'll answer questions about forces and force fields along the way.

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Teacher Ratings (34) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (12679) 3.7 stars.

Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Finding Garganjua (Mid)

You are trying to help a spaceship reach the space station by using gravity from different planets. You have to know how the different masses of the planets will affect the gravitational pull the planet will have on the space ship to help them reach the space station. You will be an expert of gravitational pull after you see it in action in this game.

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Teacher Ratings (43) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (5409) 3.0 stars.

Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Nervous Apple (Mid)

Help this apple defy gravity. Instead of falling from trees, this apple needs your help jumping across platforms. Hop from column to column while collecting coins. You will occasionally land on a special column where you need to answer questions related to gravity. If you fall, you'll have the chance to answer questions and keep going! Can you get the apple to the party?

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Teacher Ratings (70) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (11415) 3.4 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 29 min

Force Fields!

In this game, you will use a planet's force field to send asteroids into a different direction. After practice, you will do the same with magnets. The goal is to get your asteroid or marble into the hole. You must use knowledge of force and magnitude to guide your marble around obstacles and to the hole.

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Teacher Ratings (44) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (7828) 3.5 stars.