MS-PS3.B-3
Galactic Greenhouse
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COMBINED RATING
3.0 Stars
TEACHERS (4)
3.3
STUDENTS (189)
2.7
LENGTH
25 Minutes
GRADES
6
7
8
CAPABILITIES
iPad Support
ES
Spanish Language Support
Text-to-Speech Support
Saves Progress
Description
Players attempt to grow plants in a space greenhouse, facing challenges from fluctuating temperatures.
Vocabulary Words
conduction
temperature
thermometer
convection
heat flow
conductors
insulator
radiation
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Flow of Thermal Energy. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Temperature can be measured with a thermometer.
Convection is a form of heat transfer in which thermal energy is transferred through differences in the density of warm and cool currents.
Energy transfers out of hotter regions or objects to colder ones.
Engineers can design products that maximize or minimize heat transfer.
Heat flow between substances stops when both substances reach the same temperature.
Heat flow decreases the temperature/kinetic energy of particles in the warmer substance.
Heat flow increases the temperature/kinetic energy of particles in the cooler substance.
Heat is the transfer of thermal energy from a substance with a higher temperature to a substance with a lower temperature.
Radiation is a form of heat transfer in which thermal energy is transferred through electromagnetic waves.
The greater the difference in temperature between two substances, the faster the rate of heat transfer.
Thermal conductors are materials that do not impede the flow of thermal energy.
Thermal insulators are materials that resist the flow of thermal energy.
Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance.
Temperature scales include: Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
How can you heat a cup of coffee? What is energy? What is heat?
After the Game
How are particles different in cold vs heat? What is convection, and what does it need to work?
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Game Details
Difficulty
Content Integration
Lexile Level
705
