ES-ESS1.B-1

Angry Birds: Solar Smash!

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

3.9 Stars

TEACHERS (15)

3.7

STUDENTS (6870)

4.0

LENGTH

12 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Saves Progress

Description

Help the Angry Birds rid their planetarium of the Pigs by fixing models of the Earth, Moon, and night sky. Along the way, learn about how the movements of the sun, Moon and Earth work to create complex patterns that we experience every day!

Vocabulary Words

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

constellations

solar system

rotation

axis (23.5 degrees)

orbit

new moon

waxing crescent

first quarter

waning gibbous

crescent

waxing gibbous

last quarter

full moon

waning crescent

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Earth and the Solar System. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Earth’s moon takes 29.5 days to change from New Moon to New Moon.

The orbit of the moon around the Earth causes lunar phases.

The Earth revolves around the Sun about once every 365 days.

Constellations are patterns of stars in the night sky that form a shape.

The motions within the Earth, Moon, and Sun system cause observable and predictable patterns.

The Earth rotates about a tilted axis between its North and South poles.

The Earth completes one full rotation about its axis every 24 hours, causing day and night.

The rotation of the Earth about its axis causes the apparent movement of the sun, moon, and stars across the sky.

Due to Earth’s rotation, the Sun appears to move from east to west across the sky each day.

Earth’s moon is a natural satellite that orbits around the Earth every 27.3 days.

Some stars and constellations can be seen in the sky all year, while others appear only at certain times of the year.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are constellations? What are some things we can see in the night's sky?

After the Game

Which constellation is visible in the night sky in the Northern Hemisphere almost all year long? In which directions does the sun appear to move across the sky? How long does it take Earth to rotate on its axis one time? How many days does it take Earth to revolve around the sun one time? What are the main phases of the moon?