The Water Cycle and Weather Patterns Science Games

5 games

In this series of games, your students will learn about the movement of water and air in the atmosphere and how this movement causes changes in the weather. The Water Cycle and Weather Patterns 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 concepts they drive home.

Concepts Covered

Weather encompasses the atmospheric conditions of temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, and wind occurring at a given place and time. These are mostly the result of water moving through the atmosphere in the water cycle.

Water evaporates and is transported through the atmosphere, then the vapor condenses into droplets and crystals in clouds and eventually precipitates as rain, snow, hail, or sleet. In the meantime, air masses of different temperatures and humidity levels interact and move around, altering the weather.

This movement of air masses and water vapor is driven by several factors. Increased volumes of water vapor makes the air more humid and less dense, causing it to rise. Nearby oceans and their currents cause changes in the temperature and humidity. Landforms like mountains cause air masses to rise and cool, making vapor condense and turn into precipitation. And air masses move from high- to low-pressure areas, producing wind.

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

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Compare Two Numbers Estimated Duration: 4 minutes Compare Two Numbers
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Fishing Numbers Estimated Duration: 9 minutes Travel to the Great Lake, filled with plenty of different sized fish, and work with the greatest fisher mathling to catch a good haul of fish! However, he wants the correct amount of fish that have the correct numbers on them, as they are precious for his business. Learn to identify which number is greater or smaller than the other.
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Number Compare - Compare Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Create meaning of greater than, less than, and equal to by moving objects into two independent play areas and watching the graph in the middle update in real time. Choose between a bar graph and a number line, and hear the comparison statement read out loud in English and another language of your choice.
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Number Compare - Lab Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Use this interactive whiteboard to create addition, subtraction, or comparison problems without feedback. Organize objects into ten-frames to visually compare which has more, or whether the number of objects are equal. Be creative in how subtraction is modeled.
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Magical Forest Deluxe Estimated Duration: 15 minutes Find yourself in a magical forest full of treasures and adventures. Collect coins and berries, answer questions, earn points! Good luck!
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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!
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