MS-PS3.A-4
Cave Adventure: A Potential Energy Story
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Game Info for Teachers
COMBINED RATING
4.4 Stars
TEACHERS (24)
4.5
STUDENTS (8066)
4.2
LENGTH
12 Minutes
GRADES
6
7
8
CAPABILITIES
iPad Support
ES
Spanish Language Support
Text-to-Speech Support
Saves Progress
Description
2D platform game about potential energy. The player controls a character who can jump and shoot its bow to break ropes and release suspended rocks or magnets. There are also mini-games about relating concepts that test what the player has learned.
Vocabulary Words
energy
Joules
potential energy
kinetic energy
elastic potential energy
gravitational potential energy
magnetic potential energy
chemical potential energy
electrical potential energy
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Potential Energy. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Gravitational potential energy is the energy of an object's position relative to another mass.
Magnetic potential energy is the energy due to the position of a magnet relative to another magnet.
Energy is the ability to do work.
Potential energy results from the relative position of an object in a system.
Kinetic and potential energy can transform from one to the other as an object moves.
Potential energy is stored energy in matter.
Electric potential energy is the energy due to the position of an electric charge relative to another charge.
On Earth, gravitational potential energy is proportional to the height of an object above the ground.
Gravitational potential energy is proportional to the mass of an object.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
How does gravity affect objects? What is potential vs. kinetic energy? What is energy and why is it important?
After the Game
How could you see potential and kinetic energy when shooting the bow & arrow? How did gravitational potential energy affect which boulder you used to break the bridges? How did you see elastic potential energy in the game?
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Game Details
Difficulty
Content Integration
Lexile Level
705
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