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Summer Games with PBS LearningMedia

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Educators and parents are turning more frequently to open educational resources including online games and educational apps to engage 21st century learners. Summer can be a great opportunity to blend a child’s interest in science or history with their fascination for digital games. And studies show that summer is a crucial time for students as much learning is lost during the hot months. PBS LearningMedia, launched a year ago, has a robust collection of free interactive games to experiment, manipulate, and investigate with this summer.

Below are a sampling of games from  PBS LearningMedia.

Amusement Park Physics How do physics laws affect amusement park ride design? Find out by designing your own roller coaster in this interactive from Annenberg Learner. Discover how physics laws are used to design a variety of amusement park rides. Understand how physics keep riders safe while providing a thrill.

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PBS LearningMedia: Top California Clicks

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I got caught up in a mob scene, became an indentured servant and helped Phillis Wheatley write a poem with the top resource being viewed by California educators in PBS LearningMedia:

Mission US is a multimedia project featuring free interactive adventure games set in different eras of U.S. history. The interactive, "For Crown or Colony?" puts students in the shoes of Nat Wheeler, a 14-year-old printer's apprentice in 1770 Boston. As Nat navigates the city and completes tasks, he encounters a spectrum of people living and working there when tensions mount before the Boston Massacre. Ultimately, the player determines Nat's fate by deciding where his loyalties lie.

Mission Us is an opportunity for 6-8th graders to jump into Revolutionary Causes in Social Studies. My 3rd grade son liked it more than Mario Brothers Wii.