Bongo BalanceChemical Equations Learning Game
$2.99 per account
Note: each student will need an individual account in order to preserve save states and track student progress. Teachers will also need their own accounts to access the games.
About the Game
Bongo Balance is a chemical equations learning game aligned to Common Core and Next Generation Science standards. Manage “equations” of fruit clusters for a helpful bongo and a pleasant tapir, making sure they have the same amount of fruit. Add and subtract clusters to bring the amount of fruit into balance, similar to the way atoms must balance. As players advance, the balancing gets more complex - try to keep up!
Learning Objectives
- Understand that atoms regroup and conserve mass through chemical reactions
- Understand that atomic behavior can be represented in chemical equations
Curriculum
Filament Learning curriculum is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core State Standards, and Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Each supplemental curriculum unit includes a Teacher's Guide with discussion activities, workshops, labs, and assessments. Students follow along with the included Student Guide, which allows for seamless communication between the lessons and the gameplay.
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Teacher Dashboard
Check in on student progress with the Teacher Dashboard, which gives you visibility into which learning objectives your students have encountered, serving as a real-time assessment tool. If your students are stuck at any given point, the Teacher Dashboard will tell you where, so you can provide just-in-time intervention when students need it most.
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Desktop
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Windows XP or newerBROWSER
Internet Explorer 10 or newer, Firefox 17 or newer, Chrome 28 or newerFLASH
Flash Player 10 or newerPROCESSOR:
Intel core series processor or equivalentMEMORY:
2 GB RAMOPERATING SYSTEM:
Mac OS X 10.4 or newerBROWSER
Firefox 17 or newer, Chrome 28 or newer, Safari 5 or newerFLASH
Flash Player 10 or newerPROCESSOR:
Intel core series processor or equivalentMEMORY:
2 GB RAMOPERATING SYSTEM:
Chrome OS 28 or newerPROCESSOR:
Intel core series processor or equivalentMEMORY:
2 GB RAMTablet
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iOS 7 or newerDEVICE:
iPad 2 or newerOPERATING SYSTEM:
Android 4.2 or newerPROCESSOR:
Quad-core processorMEMORY:
2 GB RAMMS-PS1-5
Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.PS1.B: Chemical Reactions
- Substances react chemically in characteristic ways. In a chemical process, the atoms that make up the original substances are regrouped into different molecules, and these new substances have different properties from those of the reactants. (MS-PS1-2) (MS-PS1-3) (MS-PS1-5)
- The total number of each type of atom is conserved, and thus the mass does not change. (MS-PS1-5)
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.3
Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.4
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–8 texts and topics.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.7
Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually.CCSS.Math.Content.7.EE.B.3
Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations.
4D/M7a
No matter how substances within a closed system interact with one another, or how they combine or break apart, the total mass of the system remains the same.4D/M7b
The idea of atoms explains the conservation of matter: If the number of atoms stays the same no matter how the same atoms are rearranged, then their total mass stays the same.4D/M13
The idea of atoms explains chemical reactions: When substances interact to form new substances, the atoms that make up the molecules of the original substances combine in new ways.
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EduIdeal for educators (or players who prefer to play on the web)
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StandaloneIdeal for players (or educators who prefer to purchase via an app store)
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Note: each student will need an individual account in order to preserve save states and track student progress. Teachers will also need their own accounts to access the games.
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