Saturday, February 4, 2012

Educational Games - Interactive Science for Grades 3 - 12

Posted by David Wetzel

The Utah Education Network has provided a links to interactive educational games for science in grades 3 through 12.

These educational games cover all science core subject areas: Physics, Physical Science, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, and Geology.

Secondary Science Educational Games

Secondary Science Educational Games

Secondary Science Educational Games

Categories include:

Science Activities such as “Vanishing Sharks” - Students learn why the shark populations are declining.

More Science such as “Black Holes: Gravity’s Relentless Pull” - Students learn about black holes.

Physics such as “Design a Roller Coaster” - Students learn how to design roller coasters.

Genetics such as “Zoo Matchmaker” - Students learn how to save endangered species.

Virtual Labs such as “Cardiology Lab” - Students help a doctor examine and diagnose three different patients who have symptoms of heart disease.

Elementary Science Educational Games

Elementary Science Educational Games

Elementary Science Educational Games

Categories include:

3rd Grade one example is “The Odd Machine” - Students learn how forces and simple machines can work together.

4th Grade one example is “Water Evaporation Activity” -Students study the effect of humidity and temperature on the evaporation rate of water.

5th Grade one example is “Stages of Life” -Students learn about the stages of life for different organisms.

6th Grade one example is “Creepy Critters” -Students learn how to identify the creepy critters that may be living on or in their your body

Required Computer Program Plugins

Java Software

Shockwave

Flash