Shine & Sound
Collect stars by exploring how vibrations make sound, how light lets us see, which materials let light through, how shadows form and how we send messages with light and sound.
Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 questions or 5 minutes, whichever comes first. No sign-up needed.
Or get every game, including all future games, with the All-Access Teacher License for $150.
What students practice
Vibrations make sound, sound can make materials vibrate, louder sounds from bigger vibrations, light sources vs. objects that reflect light (including the Moon), seeing needs light, transparent, translucent, opaque and reflective materials, how shadows form and where they fall, shadow size and length, light and sound signals (traffic lights, lighthouses, sirens, bells, drums, flashlight codes, tin-can telephones)
Standards
OAS 1.PS4.1–4
NGSS: 1-PS4-1–4
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How it works
- Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
- Enter the players or teams, then press Start.
- Students take turns on one shared screen, so the whole class can play together on a projector or smartboard.
- Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.
