The Universe and Its Stars Science Games

6 games

In this series of games, your students will learn how stars range greatly in their distance from Earth, and the Sun appears brighter and larger than other stars because it is closer. The Universe and Its Stars 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 closer a star is to Earth, the brighter it will appear. The farther away a star is from Earth, the dimmer it will appear. The Sun is many times larger than Earth but it appears small because it is very far away. Even though the Sun is very far from Earth, it is much closer than other stars. The Sun is a star that appears larger and brighter than other stars because it is much closer to Earth.

Stars are very hot glowing spheres of gas. Stars burn hydrogen in their core while planets do not. The Sun and other stars are natural bodies in the sky that give off their own light. Light from distant stars can take a very long time to travel to Earth. The distance light travels in one year is called a light-year.

Advances in technology have changed the amount of information that scientists can gather from distant objects in the sky. We can observe distant stars using tools such as telescopes. Although stars in the sky may appear flat, they are actually three-dimensional spheres.

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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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