Virtual Assignments

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Inspired by #ReadyPlayerOne – here are some links to some games based on the Arcade Classics in Mr Landys Virtual Arcade that started making gamification make sense!

Always good in winter : Christmas Tree Light Up Challenge

primary games

T(ec)hursday challenge: blasts from the past:

•  Don’t die of disentery – but try the classic: Oregon Trail
• Where in the world is Carmen SanDiego?
• LEMONADE STAND

Is this Prime?

Learning while doing – money questions and answers:  Financial Soccer

HOUR OF CODE CHALLENGE: Dance Party via Code.org

DECEMBER OF CODE: Santa Tracker Activities (new each day in December)

Past T(ec)hursday Challenges

•  Design Squad at PBS
• how is your 3D game? Curveball
• Getting ready for code.org “Hour of Code” – they just launched Minecraft: Voyage Aquatic

• can you “toss” the ball to the target? Neat physics thinking! JECT

• Can you get the trucks where they need to get and earn $$? BUILDING RUSH

• Test your construction skills – picking the right tools and staying within budget to BUILD BRIDGES

• Can we get through these mazes by clicking on the right switches to open pathways? MAZE SWITCHES
• Building things – even virtually takes practice and patience: JACKSMITH (from our friends at engineering.com)
• Electric Box – sending electricity to a circuit <– read and follow the introductory instructions!!
• How is your roller coast game play?! http://www.engineering.com/GamesPuzzles/RollercoasterRush/tabid/5158/Default.aspx 
• We have been balancing a lot of activities and events – so try SUPER STACKER
• Some group challenges at: http://brainbashers.com
• specific challenge: how fast can you type the alphabet: http://brainbashers.com/atoz.asp Mr Landys best: 5.5 seconds
• specific challenge: how long to find the numbers 1 – 100 (english, not french) – Mr Landys fastest score so far is 5 mins 55 seconds
• how is your reaction time? Mr Landys best is .330 seconds – class best is .088!!
• how close can you get to ten seconds (Mr Landys best: 9.697 seconds)
• what is your favourite that the class should challenge to get a “best score”

Created by a Grade 8 Student: Score a goal!

We like flying – Learn to Fly 3 – and working on our music videos!

We have been trying to think and see in three dimensions – try out starlight and align the stars so try Starlight

We have been working on shapes with Miss Ashleigh, so try to beat Mr Landys score on the best pattern/shape game EVER: Tetris

Another game Mr Landy got to play ‘the original’ of….. SIM CITY  although SIM CITY 2000 graphics might be easier to see….

or explore Plate Tectonics

DrawFender

Virtual Paper Airplane

ice breaker

still addicting: fly a rocket!

Bug Squash

Build a Rocket 

Online drawing: sketch.io

space games: http://www.airplanegame.us/category/space-games/

Dr Seuss Day at Seussville!

National Puzzle Day:

https://www.jigsawplanet.com

http://www.jspuzzles.com

Board Game Friday: online but WITH ads….

What kind of engineer are you?!

then: MadBombs (needs flash)

then: a Dim Sum “Dish it Out” Challenge

Socials: Where in the world is Carmen SanDiego?

 Help Wallace & Grommit go to space: http://www.wallaceandgromit.com/games/sprocket-rocket

(start by making a logo then you can start the game)

or (bonus) can you help them find the parts they need for an invention: http://www.wallaceandgromit.com/games/invention-suspension

Dots Game

Code.org Hour of Code

GOOGLE Santa Code Game

GOOGLE LOGO DESIGN! 

Christmas Tree LIghtup! (needs flash)

To tie in with our restaurant project: LEMONADE STAND

A bit of classic fun: DEFENDER

Geoboard

MINECRAFT: HERO’S JOURNEY!!https://studio.code.org/s/hero/stage/1/puzzle/1

MATH GAMES:

1. Engineering Game (Rube Goldberg)
2. Simple Machines
3. Math Playground

2. Fractions!

1. Deal or No Deal

2. 2.•tic tac toe

3. 3.•meteor math

4. 4.•math-o

5. 5.•hidden picture math

6. 6.•math facts

7. 7.•math baseball

8. 8.•misc math

9. 9.•addition games

10. 10.•math arcade

11. 11.•friday math games or andkon for miscellaneous games

12. 12.•multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm

13. 13.•maze game

LITERACY GAMES

1. 1. Fowl Words

2. 2.•spelling city (you provide words)

3. 3.•spelling online games

4. 4.•word safari

5. 5.•reading games

6. 6.•word sailing

7. 7.•crosswords

8. 8.•hangman

9. 9.•primary reading games

10. 10.•reading ‘millionaire’

11. 11.•word confusion

12. 12.•misc word games

13. 13.1.reading intervention resources (penningtonpublishing)

OTHER

1. 1.•pages perso

2. 2.•primary games““““`

3. 3.•ocean odyssey

4. 4.•khan academy

ART:

1. 1.•BrainPop Arts & Music
   

Brain Teasers:

1. 1.•Rebus Puzzle

2. 2.•Logic Game: Sugar Sugar

3. 3.•Memory Matrix
   

Paper Tasks:

1. boggle

2. hangman

3. super tic tac toe

4. connect four adding

5. First to 100

6. soduko

7. hangman beginner

8. dot connector

9. battleship

10. building words winter

Star Wars related:

May the Fourth Be With You Games

Podrace

Build an Ewok Village

Build robots in the jawa junkyard

Be a Galactic Spy

Making Puzzles

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