Growing up science was..well, let's not lie to ourselves. It was BORING! I mean sure, you still got it to stick to your brain, but was it fun? Was it interactive? Was it presented to you in a game? Today everything is technology based. Subjects all over are being able to be taught online in a form of a game or so, usually for grades 1st-5th. By chance I stumbled upon this stellar game! It's literally out of this world!..Seriously! I present you all the game known as Star Child!
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
This game gives you information about our solar system and our many planets. It doesn't give just any information! It gives you...interesting info! Exciting info! For instance did you know that the sun takes up 99% of our solar system mass? Exciting, no? Here is another one! Astronomers believe our solar system to be more than four billion years old! How cool is that? This program as well as game presents students with up to date information about our entire solar system! The information they present to the students will be presented in a form of a game after they finish reading the text. They present students activities such as 'Plant Tac Toe' in this game aliens have challenged you to a game of Planet Tac Toe, using the information they have learned they will engage in this game to overcome their foe! The future awaits! I believe this program will be of great interest to our students and teach them a great deal about outer space!
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I'm keeping a collection of websites to try this summer with my kids... you sold me on this one! We will give it a try!
ReplyDeleteI really like that it is obvious that you actually tried the game:) I think that it is easier to teach what you have tried.~Tandy
Tanda thanks for sharing this one.I will also be sharing this one with my kids.Well the ones i work with.All Eighty something of them.Especially now with the Space Shuttle program nearing its end we all have been talking a lot about outer space.
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