Science

Grade 6 The Tree Game: Trees and Forests (Tristan Ilko) Grade 6 Trees and Forests- Review- Fun way to learn about Tree development but sure hands on of going to a forest to learn.

Grade 6 [] **Topic D: Evidence and Investigation** • classifying fingerprints collected from a variety of surfaces. Review- Great way introduce finger prints. The game never changes so you can only play once. I have used it, but it is so easy to make fingerprints so I would never base this outcome only on this game. (Cody Magneson)

Grade 4 [] Topic A: Waste and Our World: 3. Describe alternative methods of disposal, and identify possible advantages and disadvantages of each. 4. Distinguish between wastes that are readily biodegradable and those that are not. I would use this game after we have talked about recycling and reusing materials. Also, after we had discussed different materials that were recyclable and reusable. This game is a bit simple but I think students would enjoy it. However, it could not be used by itself to cover any SLE. (Marina Cowley)

Grade 4 [] (Rhonda Kelman) Topic A: Waste and Our World: 9. Identify ways in which materials can be reused or recycled, including examples of things that the student has done. Review: I would use this game with students after talking about recycling and what they can do to help collect items and recycle them properly. You have to pick up items and then you have to drop them into the right containers (either bottles and cans, or paper). There is also a "litterbug" that you can walk into and then they will stop littering. At first I was avoiding this person because I thought it would hurt me, but it helps to read the directions before playing the game. :)

Grade 5 [] (Jason Smith) Topic A: Electricity and Magnetism 4. Demonstrate that a continuous loop of conducting material is needed for an uninterrupted flow of current in a circuit. 5. Distinguish electrical conductors—materials that allow electricity to flow through them— from insulators—materials that do not allow electricity to flow through them. 6. Recognize and demonstrate that some materials, including resistors, are partial conductors of electricity. I would use this game to reinforce some of th concepts that had been taught in class. I think that I would use it in combination with other hands on activities to achieve curricular goals.

Grade 3 [] (Aynsley Dunford-Verrill) Topic A: Rocks and Minerals This game gets students to identify minerals according to different attributes (they can virtually test for hardness using Moh's scale and different materials that they try to scratch, they can test for density by dropping the mineral into water, etc). I was engaged while attempting to solve the mystery of these minerals and I think that if I was sure to use this as a conclusion to the unit when I'd given them the tools to work through this game to ensure their success it would be a pretty engaging activity. I also think it would allow me to see what clues the students were using to solve the puzzle and use that to evaluate my teaching. For example, if none of the students were measuring for density I might like to go over that concept in some different ways to make sure that it was a concept that they understood. p.s. I explored this website through LearnAlberta but when I copied and pasted that website it was so long that I pasted this one instead (which brings you to a trial version).