Race Through Space A Homemade PowerPoint Game By Charlotte Griffin University of Georgia Play the game Game Directions Story Credits Copyright Notice Game Preparation Objectives Game Pieces

The Story of the “Race Through Space” You and your teammates are being considered by NASA to be the youngest people to ever go up in space. However, it’s not just a free ride! The astronauts are going to need your help while they’re exploring the solar system. The following questions are your chance to show the astronauts that you know enough about science to travel to space with them! So, how much do you know remember from our science class? Home Page

Game Directions The goal of the game is to get as many points as possible. If you answer a question correctly the first time, it’s 5 points. If you answer it correctly the second time, it’s 2 points. To play the game, select a question and answer it among your teammates. Assign a scorekeeper to tally points. The team with the most points after all the questions have been answered wins. Return

Game Preparation Print the Scoreboard so the students can keep record of the questions that have been answered as well as their team’s points. Print the Scoreboard so the students can keep record of the questions that have been answered as well as their team’s points. Home Page

Scoreboard Return Group Members:__________________________________ Group # _______ Questions Answered (mark off as questions are used): Points (record 5 points for getting the question correct the first time, 2 points for getting the question correct the second time)

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Question #1 This is the third planet from the sun. Mars Earth Jupiter Venus Back to Questions 

Question #2 What is it called when the sun heats up water and turns it into steam? Vaporation Evaporation Condensation Precipitation Back to Questions 

Question #3 What is it called when plants lose water through their leaves? Precipitation Transpiration Condensation Evaporation Back to Questions 

Question #4 What is the letter D labeling in this picture of the water cycle? Condensation Collection Evaporation Precipitation Back to Questions 

Question #5 Which of the following is not a primary OR a secondary color? Green Black Red Purple Back to Questions 

Question #6 This simple machine would be the most helpful when lifting a very heavy box. Wedge Pulley Lever Inclined Plane Back to Questions 

Question #7 This is the force that keeps us on the ground on Earth but that is not found on the moon! Inertia Gravity Resistance Motion Back to Questions 

Question #8 Who first “discovered” gravity? Isaacs Newton Mendel Einstein Back to Questions 

Question #9 What is the BEST explanation of why water turns from a liquid to a solid when it’s at or below 0°C? When water’s temperature decreases, the molecules get expand. When water’s temperature decreases, the molecules begin to move slower and eventually stop moving when the temperature reaches 0°F. When water’s temperature decreases, it becomes heavier and gravity’s pull makes it become a solid. When water’s temperature decreases, the molecules begin to move faster and eventually run out of energy and become a solid. Back to Questions 

Question #10 What is the opposite of evaporation? Collection Condensation Transformation Evaporation Back to Questions 

Question #11 Which of these is false? Back to Questions  It takes 24 hours for the Earth to turn on its axis once. The Sun rises in the West and sets in the East. It takes the Moon 28 days to travel around the Earth. The Earth takes 1 year to travel once around the Sun.

Question #12 Why does the moon seem to change shape? Because sometimes part of the Earth is blocking its light. Because we only see the part of the moon that is lit by the Sun. It changes with the seasons. Because the Moon is made of gases that are constantly changing its shape. Back to Questions 

Question #13 Why, in some parts of the world, are the days longer in the summer than the winter? Some places need more sunlight in order to keep the plants alive. The Earth is tilted on its axis and so some parts of the world get more sunlight. Because in summer, it takes the Earth longer to rotate on its axis. Because some places are colder than other places. Back to Questions 

Question #14 Which of the following is false? Back to Questions  The north pole of one magnet and south pole of another are attracted to each other. The center of a magnet has the strongest pull. Only magnetic materials will be attracted to a magnet. All magnets have a north pole and a south pole.

Question #15 A ball is rolling down a hill. What makes it come to an eventual stop at the bottom? Inertia from the ball. Friction from the ground. Resistance from the ball. Gravity from the ground. Back to Questions 

Question #16 What is the purpose of squirting oil on a squeaky hinge? To increase friction. To reduce friction. To improve inertia. To increase resistance. Back to Questions 

Question #17 What happens to the food chain when an animal becomes extinct? Nothing. All of the animals are affected. Only the animals at the top are affected. Only the animals at the bottom are affected. Back to Questions 

Question #18 Which of the following is NOT a producer in the food chain? A maple tree A butterfly Poison ivy A rose Back to Questions 

Question #19 Which of these best describes a consumer in the food chain? An organism that only gets its energy from animals. An organism that gets its energy from eating other organisms. An organism that gets its energy from the sun. An organism that only gets its energy from plants. Back to Questions 

Question #20 How do plants get energy? Back to Questions  They get food from insects that land on them, who are carrying glucose from plant to plant. They use photosynthesis to make food from the sun’s light. They soak up water through their roots, which provides them with food. They absorb food from the atmosphere.

Question #21 How are birds and insects different? Birds are bigger than insects. Birds have feathers, while insects do not. Birds can fly farther distances. All insects go through metamorphosis. Back to Questions 

Question #22 Which of the following is a conductor? Rubber Silver Plastic Wood Back to Questions 

Question #23 If a material does not let electricity pass through it, what is it called? A circuit An insulator A magnet A conductor Back to Questions 

Question #24 Which material is usually used to make electrical wiring? Plastic, because it’ a conductor. Copper, because it’s a conductor. Plastic, because it’s an insulator. Copper, because it’s an insulator. Back to Questions 

Question #25 In a simple circuit, what happens if you open the switch (open the circuit)? Nothing will happen. The light turns off. The light turns on. The circuit is closed. Back to Questions 

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Credits All teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited. Originally designed by Charlotte Griffin, University of Georgia, Oct. 2007, “Race Through Space”. Originally designed by Charlotte Griffin, University of Georgia, Oct. 2007, “Race Through Space”. Home Page

Educational Objectives Grade Level Grade Level 4 th Grade Science 4 th Grade Science Georgia Performance Standards Achieved: Georgia Performance Standards Achieved: Demonstrate the revolution of the earth around the sun and the earth’s tilt to explain the seasonal changes. Demonstrate the revolution of the earth around the sun and the earth’s tilt to explain the seasonal changes. Demonstrate the relative size and order from the sun of the planets in the solar system. Demonstrate the relative size and order from the sun of the planets in the solar system. Explain the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, and precipitation). Explain the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, and precipitation). Identify simple machines and explain their uses (lever, pulley, wedge, inclined plane, screw, wheel and axle). Identify simple machines and explain their uses (lever, pulley, wedge, inclined plane, screw, wheel and axle). Explain what happens to the speed or direction of an object when a greater force than the initial one is applied. Explain what happens to the speed or direction of an object when a greater force than the initial one is applied. Demonstrate the effect of gravitational force on the motion of an object. Demonstrate the effect of gravitational force on the motion of an object. Home Page

Copyright Copyright 2007 Charlotte Griffin Copyright 2007 Charlotte Griffin Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools. Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools. Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there. Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there. Home Page