While searching on Kongregate.com the best place to find free games, I found Rocket Science. An interesting game that has the player shooting a number of rockets at a group of targets while factoring in angle, thrust, drag, and gravity.
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Gamestar Mechanic released!
Gamestar Mechanic is now available. Gamestar Mechanic is a game that you play that teaches you how to design video games. Designed for 4th – 9th grade students, and intended to teach systems thinking, iterative design and collaborative skills, Gamestar Mechanic is lots of fun. You can check it out on their website,
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Tags: Game Design, Middle School, New Technology, News, science education, Science Games, Video Game Innovation
Tags: Game Design, Middle School, New Technology, News, science education, Science Games, Video Game Innovation
Exercise while gaming!
Paul Ballas, OD, of our own Science Advisory Group, wrote an excellent opinion piece for Wired.
Paul thinks that video games that require us to be more active might help us actually become more active. People exercise more when they can do something fun for exercise,
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Tags: Game Design, Game Research, Middle School, New Technology, News, Serious Game Design, Video Game Innovation
Tags: Game Design, Game Research, Middle School, New Technology, News, Serious Game Design, Video Game Innovation
Cellcraft puts you in the driver seat of a cell
So, how do cells avoid viruses? If you wonder, try playing the game CellCraft. It is a terrific game for middle school students or anyone. Check it out, give the Cellcraft team some props on their forum, and then tell me what you like about the game.
www.kongregate.com Play Cellcraft here!
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Posted in Biology, Chemistry
Tags: Biology Video Game, Cell Biology, cells, fun, high school, Middle School, Molecular Science, Science Games, Serious Game Design, Video Game Innovation
Tags: Biology Video Game, Cell Biology, cells, fun, high school, Middle School, Molecular Science, Science Games, Serious Game Design, Video Game Innovation
Want to Design Science Video Games?
We need you!
FAS Educational Technology Program is collaborating with Muzzy Lane Software to create a series of video games that help middle school students and teachers prepare for middle school science proficiency exams. The collaboration is intended to draw in teachers, students, game designers and anyone interested to contributing to the design of the games.
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Tags: Game Design, high school, Middle School, News, Science, Science of Immune Attack, Teacher's Guide, TEACHERS USING IMMUNE ATTACK
Tags: Game Design, high school, Middle School, News, Science, Science of Immune Attack, Teacher's Guide, TEACHERS USING IMMUNE ATTACK
