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An introduction to our fascinatingSolarSystem, suitable for Science students from grade 5 onwards.Thiseducational game uses 45 high-resolution NASA photos andspokenfacts to teach students to recognize all eight planetstogetherwith many of their moons.Students hear a planet, moon or fact spoken and choose thematchingphoto. They then hear more information which they will needtoanswer subsequent questions. After six right in a row, RaceModestarts automatically. It asks questions at speed to testthestudents' memory and comprehension of the names and factsjustcovered, before continuing with new ones. At the end of therace,students can see how well they have done relative to theirotherraces. The game gradually focuses on any names and facts thatthestudents have difficulty recognizing, and speeds up ascompetenceis gained.By contrast to Race Mode, Story Mode slowly introduces new namesandfacts by saying them as the photos are shown, allowing studentstoquietly look, listen and learn.The game is controlled by on-screen gestures which are simpletodemonstrate and easy to use, and the game can be playedwithoutvoice prompts.* 45 NASA photos* Spoken facts about each planet and moon* Race Mode tests memory and comprehension against the clock* Story Mode allows students to look, listen and learn* Slideshow Mode displays all the photos and facts inalphabeticalorder* Zoom and Pan Mode magnifies the images to see more detail* Easy on-screen gestures to control the game* Context-sensitive helpThe paid version of this app has much higher resolution photosthanthe free version. The free version has lower resolution photosanddoes contain advertising but no push advertising. Nointernetconnection is required.

An introduction to our fascinatingSolarSystem, suitable for Science students from grade 5 onwards.Thiseducational game uses 45 high-resolution NASA photos andspokenfacts to teach students to recognize all eight planetstogetherwith many of their moons.Students hear a planet, moon or fact spoken and choose thematchingphoto. They then hear more information which they will needtoanswer subsequent questions. After six right in a row, RaceModestarts automatically. It asks questions at speed to testthestudents' memory and comprehension of the names and factsjustcovered, before continuing with new ones. At the end of therace,students can see how well they have done relative to theirotherraces. The game gradually focuses on any names and facts thatthestudents have difficulty recognizing, and speeds up ascompetenceis gained.By contrast to Race Mode, Story Mode slowly introduces new namesandfacts by saying them as the photos are shown, allowing studentstoquietly look, listen and learn.The game is controlled by on-screen gestures which are simpletodemonstrate and easy to use, and the game can be playedwithoutvoice prompts.* 45 NASA photos* Spoken facts about each planet and moon* Race Mode tests memory and comprehension against the clock* Story Mode allows students to look, listen and learn* Slideshow Mode displays all the photos and facts inalphabeticalorder* Zoom and Pan Mode magnifies the images to see more detail* Easy on-screen gestures to control the game* Context-sensitive helpThe paid version of this app has much higher resolution photosthanthe free version. The free version has lower resolution photosanddoes contain advertising but no push advertising. Nointernetconnection is required.