I have another great resource to share with you all today that is fun, can be used at home and is engaging and interactive for kids! The Scholastic website has great educational games for kids covering a variety of subjects and topic areas. One of the games I like is called "Force and Motion: 6 Studyjams! Interactive Science Activities". I like activities such as these as it allows students to learn and engage with technology, while not even realizing that they are expanding their knowledge. As a student, I would dread sitting in my seat and completing mindless worksheets where none of the learning and knowledge truly stuck with me. By completing interactive games, children can have fun, enhance their technological skills, and build their knowledge through personal experience and engagement!
This game relates specifically to the Ontario Science Curriculum (2007) under the grade 5 expectations of the Forces and Mechanisms strand. An overall expectation for this strand states that by the end of grade 5, students should investigate forces that act on structures and mechanisms. This game allows for that investigation and could also serve as a perfect activator or foundation for a future activity where the students actually complete a hands-on experiment with forces and motion. A great activity that can be adapted and used and incorporated within multiple platforms. Enjoy!
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