Earth Materials and Systems Science Games

4 games

In this series of games, your students will learn about how the Earth’s major systems are the geosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere, and the biosphere. Earth Materials and Systems learning objective  — based on NGSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research.

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Concepts Covered

The geosphere includes Earth’s crust, mantle, outer, and inner cores. Earth’s inner core is hot and mostly metallic, the mantle is made of hot, soft, solid rock, and the crust contains rock, soil, and sediment. Rocks are hard materials found on Earth’s surface made of one or more minerals.

The hydrosphere includes Earth’s water in liquid, ice, and gas form, including the water in the atmosphere, oceans, lakes, streams, soils, and groundwater. The atmosphere includes all of the gases surrounding the Earth. The biosphere includes all of the living organisms on Earth. Weather is defined as the conditions of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, and climate describes the typical weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

The Sun provides light and heat energy that causes the water cycle to flow on Earth. The water cycle is the continuous movement of water throughout Earth’s geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. In the water cycle, heat energy from the Sun causes the water in the ocean to increase in temperature and evaporate into a gas. The water vapor in the atmosphere then cools and condenses to form clouds.

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

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Influence of the Oceans Estimated Duration: 5 minutes Why is water colder the deeper you go? In this game, you will learn about convection and conduction with regards to the ocean. You will learn about how the ocean affects temperature and weather. You will observe simulated explanations of thermal energy and the oceans. Make sure you pay close attention. You will be asked questions at the end from the information you learn.
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Influence of Oceans on Weather and Climate Estimated Duration: 4 minutes The ocean exerts a major influence on weather and climate by absorbing energy from the sun, releasing it over time, and globally redistributing it through ocean currents.
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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.
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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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