ES-ESS1.A-1

Starscaper

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

4.1 Stars

TEACHERS (16)

4.4

STUDENTS (14931)

3.7

LENGTH

7 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Saves Progress

Description

Create amazing constellations in this relaxing puzzle game about stars! Learn about the stars and how their relative position from Earth affects their perceived brightness.

Vocabulary Words

light years

constellation

Big Dipper

Northern Hemisphere

Polaris

North Star

Southern Hemisphere

Southern Cross

Canis Major

Sirius

relative perception

Cassiopeia

Aries

Aldebaran

Taurus

Orion

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about The Universe and Its Stars. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

The closer a star is to Earth, the brighter and larger it will appear.

Stars range greatly in their size and distance from Earth.

All objects appear smaller and dimmer the farther they are from the viewer.

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.(ES)

The sun is one of billions of stars in our own galaxy.

Light from distant stars can take a very long time to travel to Earth.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is the closest start to us? Which star do you think is the biggest? What else is in the solar system that we can't see?

After the Game

Why does the Sun look like the biggest star to us? What happens to the brightness of a star as it moves closer or further away? What is a constellation in the sky? How did you create one in the game? Just because a star looks super small, does that mean that it is a small star?