Young scientists race from Earth to Mars and back, trying to complete mission objectives while avoiding radiation in this game for 2-4 players. To identify the winner, players must graph their mission points and radiation points at the end of the game.

Concepts

radiation, space exploration

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Print game boards on card stock, assemble, color, and then laminate for future classes

Classroom Considerations

• Groups of 2-4 are required to play
• Teacher should have games created before class starts
• Game takes 15-20 minutes before calculating scores and graphing to find the winner
• Pupils may want to play more than once in a class period
• Prior knowledge recommendation includes knowledge of space travel and radiation

Pros

• Interactive, engaging game
• Once created, game can be saved for future classes to use

Cons

• It is difficult to tell which spaces are shaded and which aren't shaded on the game board
• Making the games may take a considerable amount of time