By Sara Zeglin Let’s ease into the school year with some brain candy! RigBMX is a game based in the world of Regular Show from Cartoon Network. Why It’s Cool Colorful graphics, a surreal environment, intense music, and a loosey-goosey physics engine are the biggest hooks here. What am I Learning? Hand-eye coordination. (And letting go of the idea of linear progression.—Ed.) Get to … Continue reading Game of the Week: RigBMX
By Sara Zeglin This game comes to you from National Geographic Education! You’ll play as a new engineering employee—getting the basics of the engineering process, practicing robot construction, and leaning about the exciting ways in which robots are used outside the lab. Why It’s Cool Challenge: Robots! empowers players to make decisions in constructing robots. These decisions will directly determine whether or not your company’s robots … Continue reading Game of the Week—Challenge: Robots!
What do your kids usually notice when visiting the zoo? Are they awed by the orangutans? Do they shriek when the lions roar and giggle while the sea lions play? The zoo is certainly a lot of fun, and that makes it a great tool for teaching kids (and parents!) about conservation! Experiencing animals safely up close is a wonderful way to learn about them, … Continue reading Kids Summer Mission Animal Rescue Challenge!
Summertime is a great time of year—warm weather, no school, and family fun! But with summer comes the undeniable fact that kids can start to forget what they’ve learned throughout the year. Without continuing to practice learning, students may return to school in the fall having forgotten a few things. Take some time out today to think about what your kids may forget this summer. Does spelling … Continue reading Media Monday: A *FUN* Focus on Vocabulary
GEOGRAPHY There’s no easy way to track all of the world’s crops. What’s missing, among other things, is an accurate map showing where they are. But now, a game is turning people into citizen scientists to help identify cropland. (NPR) Use our MapMaker Interactive to understand cropland and other land cover. Discussion Ideas Why might agricultural ecologists and farmers be interested in more accurate maps … Continue reading Spot the Crop
