Lunar Phases – Curriculum Games

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Teach lunar phases with games!

Use the games below to teach about the what, how, and why of the Moon and its cycles.

The Lunar Phases learning objective, based on NGSS and state standards, delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research.

Scroll down for a preview of this learning objective’s games and the key concepts.

Concepts Covered in Lunar Phases Games

We only see one side of the Moon because it rotates at exactly the same rate as it revolves around the Earth. The Moon reflects sunlight, so as its position changes relative to the Earth and the Sun, it cycles through the different lunar phases. One lunar cycle takes about 29.5 days, and its pattern allows us to predict the Moon’s phase at any given time, using drawings, 3D models, and computer models.

A preview of each game in the learning objective is found below.

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Galaxy Escape Estimated Duration: 20 minutes 10 Bright Monsters have been captured in space and they need your help to cross the galaxy jumping between platforms, finding them, and releasing them by correctly answering each question. Each monster that you release and unlock will be available to play with in the next level, in the search for the next monster. In your journey, you’ll be able to find power-ups, like ‘Double points’ and ‘Slow down’, which can be activated by finding gems, and their duration can be extended by correctly answering a question. Unlock and release the 10 different monsters and a spaceship along 10 different levels, while you make the most possible points.

Lunar Phases Estimated Duration: 4 minutes Patterns of the apparent motion of the Sun, the Moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, predicted, and explained with models.

Learn Moon Phases Estimated Duration: 10 minutes The game starts with a conversation between Mito and Mino. Mito and Mino are friends. Mino gets doubts on why the Moon is looking different each day. Mito takes Mino to a Planetarium and solves all of Mino’s doubts by explaining Lunar phases with a practical model. Then comes the gameplay part which is divided into 3 levels. Mino has to win each level by using the learnings he got in the initial part.

Robot Chef Estimated Duration: 18 minutes Congratulations, you are creating the first all-robot restaurant in the city! As you serve more customers, you will be able to build more robots to assist in delivering tasty treats. Attend Night School and answer questions to earn advanced robot chefs!

Lunar Phases – Curriculum Games

Concepts Covered in Lunar Phases Games

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