Gravitational Force Science Games

4 games

In this series of games, your students will learn that the gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center. Gravitational Force 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

A force is a push or a pull on an object. A force has both a strength and a direction. Motion is the change in the position of an object. A contact force is a force that occurs when objects are in direct contact with each other.

A non-contact force is a force that can act on an object over a distance. Examples of non-contact forces are gravity, electric force, and magnetic force. Gravity is a non-contact force between any two masses. The larger a mass is, the stronger its gravitational force. The farther the distance between two masses, the weaker the gravitational force between them. Gravity is a force that pulls all objects on Earth down towards Earth’s surface. While gravity appears to pulls objects downwards, it actually pulls them towards the center of the Earth. Earth is spherical in shape. The force of gravity keeps planets in the solar system in orbit around the Sun.

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Gravity Launcher Estimated Duration: 19 minutes You control a powerful ball cannon placed on a planet! You'll be challenged to hit the targets while learning about gravity and forces in a very intuitive way.

Gravity Force Scramble Estimated Duration: 15 minutes Become a traffic controller on the space highway. But be warned, navigating space isn’t easy. Only by mastering the forces of gravity, will you be the best.

Newton Pool Estimated Duration: 15 minutes The game consists of hand-crafted levels where the player controls a white ball. The goal of each level is to get the white ball to the end of the level in as few moves as possible, while racking up points by bumping golden balls into obstacles on the way! The game does not have any instructional math content, it simply has math review questions spread throughout.

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Angry Birds Return Home - Elementary Estimated Duration: 15 minutes Hey there! We need to help Ice Bird on his mission to get back to his home planet! In order to accomplish that, we will have to defeat the space pigs of every planet.  Join us on this awesome trip and you will learn about the solar system and the concept of gravity.

Gravity Falls Estimated Duration: 3 minutes Do you ever wonder why things that go ‘up’, come back down? Or maybe why you stay in the chair that you’re probably sitting in right now? Or why that chair stays with its feet on the floor? These things and many others can be explained by one thing, and that is gravity.

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!

Gravitational Force Science Games

Concepts Covered

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