Lunar Learning & Earthly Rocks

In our Lunar Research Facility, have fun with games, challenges and travel to remote locations learning about earth’s formative history.

Units included in Lunar Learning & Earthly Rocks

Earth’s Interior & Thermal Convection
- 2D Video
Wildcat Den
- 360 Video Hiking Tour
- Take a trip to Wildcat Den where the time has carved an intricate series of caves and caverns.
Water and Rock: Opposites Attract
- 360 Video – Voice over lecture with diagrams
- Surround yourself with a liquid surround display in full 360 as you experience water and it’s formative powers.
Sustainable Forests with Wendy
- 360 Video
- Wendy the Science Teacher has more fun with the succession of ecology.
Tricky Beard’s Challenge
- Challenge the ol’ pirate Trickybeard to a memory game for his treasure.
- Topic Matching Game by picking treasure chests
- Game exit is on the ceiling

Three assessments contained within the headset.
All experiences are based on NGSS national standards.

Age Group: High School
Category: Earth Science
NGSS: HS-ESS2-3, HS-ESS2-5, HS-ESS2-6
Runtime: 30-40 min.

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