Pure Rush vs LiteracyPlanet

Pure Rush is a fun and engaging way to learn about illegal drugs. There are only 2 tickets left for the music festival and time is running out… Race through suburban, outback and cityscapes but beware! You'll have to avoid illegal drugs and their effects to get there as fast as possible. Pure Rush offers a unique interactive approach to drug education. Players navigate through four Australian-themed levels, learning as they do about the potential harms associated with drug use. Avoiding drugs is the key to success as players race for the best “Pure Rush” time. During focus testing, feedback from students aged 14-17 indicated they found the game enjoyable, age-appropriate, and found the information presented useful and understandable. Secondary teachers will find this app useful in supporting their Health and Physical Education lessons. Features * Suitable for ages 14 and up * Classic side-scrolling runner game * Incorporates evidence-based information about harms related to use of cannabis, pills/ecstasy, methamphetamines, and hallucinogens * Available as mobile and web app * Collect star points to spend on upgrades including health, height of jumps, double jump and star point magnets. * Sound on/off option to suit classroom or personal use Pure Rush was funded by the Australian Government, and developed by 2and2, the Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use, and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. Find out more about our drug education resources at www.positivechoices.org.au and www.comorbidity.edu.au/cre-resources

*NOTE: This application is in student mode and you will need a student account for LiteracyPlanet to use this application.* LiteracyPlanet is a fun, safe and motivational learning environment for children aged 4 to 15, which encourages them to learn at their own pace and presents a solid foundation for the development of invaluable literacy skills. LiteracyPlanet is designed by education specialists and is aligned with English curriculum standards. The program currently covers key literacy strands including spelling, reading, phonics and sight words. As this is an updated version of LiteracyPlanet (Classic) there will be more content added covering all literacy strands. More about the current features: Sight Words Much loved Sight Words missions structured in a Learn, Practise and Test sequence. Phonics Phonics missions for teaching synthetic phonics to students by associating phonemes to graphemes using engaging games. Spelling Spelling missions for students of different learning levels. Each mission consists of engaging practice games and an assessment at the end. Library Read levelled books from LiteracyPlanet. Word Mania Students race against the clock to create as many words as possible in three minutes using 15 random tiles. Word Morph A fun game where students spell new words by replacing a single letter in the existing word.