Aww Snap vs THEOcon

Aww snap, we have a mystery to solve! We need you to watch these bees closely and count how many times they visit the different color snapdragon flowers. Maybe then you can find out why the white snapdragons keep covering the mountainside! From the Smithsonian Science Education Center, Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study is a life science game where players get to become field researchers. Observe and collect data, interpret your findings, and try to find your own answer to the mystery of the white snapdragons! Educational features: • Aligned to educational science standards for third to fifth grade. • Designed for emergent readers • Grounded in educational psychology research • Several open text prompts for active data interpretation and journaling • Unfolding gameplay lets students explore how their field changes from month to month and year to year. • Teachers can assess student responses through answers to prompts and track how student thinking changes as new data is collected • In-game tutorial to teach students how to play • Introduces students to ideas of pollination and biological competition • Fully standalone learning experience • Field Study mode designed to be used with SSEC Science for the Classroom Curriculum

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