This collection of online activities and games can be used to support science, critical thinking, history and other secondary curriculum in the wired classroom. The games have been selected for their thoughtfulness, skill-building, and connections to standards (however tenuous). Some links are directly to the game/activity; some links are to publishers from whom the game can be acquired. Any and all feedback welcome!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
ColorBOX: color mixing (physics of light)
COLOR box is a online puzzle game using the additive color system (color theory).
Instructions
•Press the left and right arrow keys to move the color
•Press the down arrow key to drop the color
•When a color is dropped, its color is added to the colors in adjacent squares
•Create white squares to score points. The more white squares you make at once, the higher your score
not easy, but fun
Labels:
color,
color mixing,
free,
online,
optics,
physics,
puzzle game
Friday, February 26, 2010
Jellyblocks: visual process strategy puzzles
Jellyblocks
http://www.addictinggames.com/jellyblocks.html
Description: Sticky blocks in sticky situations. Make just the right moves to get these blocks to stick together.
Labels:
free,
language independent,
logic,
non-verbal,
online,
problem solving,
puzzle game
Untangle: unravel angles
Untangle, via Addicting Games
http://www.addictinggames.com/untangle.html
Click on a vertex to grab and drag it--when all the lines are no longer crossing, you've completed the puzzle.
Free, online, multiple levels, no language
Labels:
free,
geometry,
language independent,
math,
online,
problem solving,
puzzle game,
strategy
Factory Balls: task processing/logic
http://www.smart-kit.com/games/factory-balls/
create patterned balls by designing a sequence of tasks
Labels:
critical thinking,
free,
hands on,
life skills,
logic,
puzzle game,
task processing
Flood Fill: strategy/problem solving
http://www.smart-kit.com/games/flood_fill/
Flood Fill
online puzzle game, free with lots of ads
fill in regions so that no two adjacent regions are the same color
Labels:
critical thinking,
free,
logic,
online,
problem solving,
puzzle game
Azada 2: Ancient Magic
literature based puzzles game
Robinson Crusoe
Journey to Center of the Earth
Time Machine
Jekyll and Hyde
and more
walkthrough available
(photo shows puzzle from the Robinson Crusoe puzzle set)
Electric Box: strategy puzzles/problem solving
It’s time to think outside the box.
Electric Box is a unique styled puzzle game where you have to connect power from the power supply to the set target.
Enjoy the game.
(annoying ads but free to use)
Labels:
electricity,
free,
kinesthetic,
online,
physics,
simulation
Azada
"Trapped in a magical puzzle book, the adventurous Titus needs your help to release him from his spell. To do this, you must solve the tricky puzzles of Azada. Crack the series of puzzles and fill in the missing pages of the enchanted book to free Titus from his prison. Loads of unique puzzles to solve, boss puzzles and surprises along the way, hidden clues unlock levels. Have fun!"
Azada puzzles:
Tower of Hanoi (multiple levels)
tangrams
visual matching
matchstick moving
Strategy Guide available here:http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/1723/azada-strategy-guide/index.html
Walkthrough available here: http://gamewalkthrough.blogspot.com/2007/07/azada-walkthrough.html
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