MS-ESS1.A-1b
Moon Racer
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Game Info for Teachers
COMBINED RATING
3.9 Stars
TEACHERS (22)
4.3
STUDENTS (13345)
3.4
LENGTH
15 Minutes
GRADES
6
7
8
CAPABILITIES
iPad Support
ES
Spanish Language Support
Text-to-Speech Support
Description
Compete in the Moon Phases Tournament and learn about the Lunar Phases!
Vocabulary Words
gibbous
lunar phases
satellite
waxing
waning
asteroid
elliptical
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Lunar Phases. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Models can be used to describe and predict the patterns of apparent motion of objects in the night sky.
The light that appears to originate from the Moon is actually sunlight reflecting from the Moon's surface.
There is a far side of the Moon that never faces Earth.
The phases of the Moon are the result of the Moon's rotation around Earth relative to the Sun.
The lunar cycle is 29.5 days long.
The phases of the Moon can be predicted based on the observed pattern of the lunar cycle.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
Why do the moon's shapes change? Why is the moon lit up? What are Earth's satellites?
After the Game
How does the moon change through the month? Why is the moon predictable? Does everyone see the same phase of the moon?
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Game Details
Difficulty
Content Integration
Lexile Level
505
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