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Bolo and the Terra Tower

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COMBINED RATING

4.5 Stars

TEACHERS (65)

4.5

STUDENTS (24680)

4.4

LENGTH

12 Minutes

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CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

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Description

Meet Bolo, the little fox! Help him get to the top of Terra Tower to see the stars! Climb with him while you learn about patterns, what causes day and night, patterns seen in the day and night, and how the sun warms things like rocks and water or the Earth!

Vocabulary Words

sun

shadow

moon

day

night

pattern

seasons

winter

spring

summer

autumn

rotates

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Sun, Earth, and the Solar System, Earth and the Solar System. Suitable for Grade 1, Grade 2, K.

Main Concepts

Identify the importance of weather and seasonal information to make choices in clothing, activities, and transportation.

Compare the amount of daylight in the winter to the amount of daylight in the spring or fall.

Examples of Earth's surface: sand, soil, rocks and water

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth's surface.

The sun and the moon appear to rise and set in one part of the sky.

Patterns in the natural world can be observed.

The sun appears to rise and set in one part of the sky.

Seasons occur in the same order every year.

Identify events that have repeating patterns, including seasons of the year and day and night.

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.

Investigate by observing and measuring, that the Sun's energy directly and indirectly warms the water, land, and air on Earth.

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

The sun’s relative position changes in the Earth’s sky throughout the day.

Know that the entire Earth cannot be lit by the Sun at the same time and the reasons why.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

Using three colors, can you show an example of a pattern? What happens when day is over? What happens when night is over? What are the four seasons? Can you say the four seasons in order?

After the Game

How are the seasons a pattern? What happens to the Sun throughout the day? Why is it dark outside at night? What kinds of things do you wear in the winter time?

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