MS-PS3.B-1

Guardians of Energy

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

3.9 Stars

TEACHERS (20)

4.3

STUDENTS (14096)

3.5

LENGTH

8 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

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Description

The village needs your help! Help Rook and his neighbors restore the energy and transfer it. Guide animals through their adventure and observe how energy is changing its form. Enjoy an immersive experience in the 3D world full of adventures and absorbing minigames! This game teaches conservation of energy and energy transfer concepts.

Vocabulary Words

energy transfer

potential energy

kinetic energy

chemical energy

electrical energy

gravitational potential energy

elastic potential energy

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Conservation of Energy. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Energy can be transferred from one place to another.

The law of conservation of energy states that energy can never be created or destroyed; the total sum of energy in a closed system is always constant.

During a chemical reaction, energy is transformed from one form to another.

When a stretched or compressed elastic material is released, elastic potential energy is converted into kinetic energy.

Kinetic and potential energy can transform from one to the other as an object moves.

Energy can be transformed from one form to another.

As an object rolls uphill on Earth's surface, kinetic energy is converted into gravitational potential energy.

As an object falls near Earth's surface, gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy.

When an elastic material is stretched or compressed, kinetic energy is converted into elastic potential energy.

Energy transformations can be identified in different systems all around us.

In a simple electric circuit with a light bulb, chemical energy from a battery is transformed into electrical energy, which is then transformed into light energy.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What kinds of energy do you already know exist on Earth? What was the energy transformation that occured to pull the rock off the ground? Can energy be created?

After the Game

What is the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy? What kind of energy transformation occurs in batteries? What does it mean that energy cannot be created or destroyed? Why do things like light bulbs and engines feel hot when we touch them? What examples of energy transformations did you experience in the game?