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Gemrise Adventure - Skill Building Game
Students use a series of seesaws to propel their character upwards to new platforms. The goal is to collect gems while avoiding obstacles and ensuring that the character gains enough momentum with each jump.
- Grade Levels: grades 3+
- Skills Developed: timing, problem solving, adaptability, and spatial reasoning
- Standards Addressed:
Common Core Mathematical Practices - make sense of problems and persevere in solving them by adjusting jumps to progress through levels
- Classroom Uses:
STEM Integration - explore concepts of motion, momentum, and gravity through the seesaw mechanics
Collaborative Problem Solving - students strategize the best ways to use the seesaws to reach platforms and avoid hazards, encouraging teamwork and communication