ES-PS1.A-1

Furball Adventure

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

4.5 Stars

TEACHERS (36)

4.5

STUDENTS (15436)

4.5

LENGTH

15 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Saves Progress

Description

Little Furball just moved to his new apartment, but it looks so cold and empty. Use your matter structure knowledge to help him participate in the Space Fair minigames to win tickets and purchase amazing prices to decorate your new home. Don't forget to visit the Space Fair Store often to purchase gifts!. The game offers two play modes; Story mode guides your student in the minigames with the help of a lecture of matter structure and matter states, while Practice mode allows them to jump straight into the minigames to use their matter knowledge to win more tickets and stuff for your apartment.

Vocabulary Words

matter

states of matter

solid

liquid

gas

particles

volume

water displacement

mass

weight

properties

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Structure of Matter. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

In a solid, particles of matter are closely spaced.

The three common states of matter on Earth are: solid, liquid, and gas.

Matter includes all of the substances that make up the universe.

Matter is anything that has mass or volume.

Even though the particles of matter are too small to be seen, they still exist and can be detected by other means.

The air in the world around us is made from matter particles too small to be seen that are moving freely around in space.

In a liquid, the particles of matter are loosely joined together.

Liquids have a definite volume.

Liquids and gases will take the shape of the container that holds them.

Gases do not have a definite volume.

Matter can be divided into tiny particles that are too small to be seen.

In a gas, the particles of matter can move freely.

Solids have a definite shape and volume.(ES)

The mass of a substance is the amount of matter that it has.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What things can you think of that take up space? What is a solid object? What are the three main states of matter?

After the Game

What is an example of a gas? What is a characteristic of a liquid that solids do not have? How is mass related to size of an object and the amount of objects you have? What are the differences in movement of the particles in a solid, liquid and gas?