An At-Home Assignment

Playing the Game – Orbit (Click Below)

Playing the Game – ORBIT

Play the game at home and record as much as you can about the behavior of the orange ball (the comet). Try to send the comet into orbit at different speeds to see what happens and ask how the comet interacts with different objects.

For example:

• What happens as the ball gets closer to the objects?

• What happens to the orange ball as the objects get bigger?

• What happens when there is more than one object?

• What effect, if any, does the speed of the orange ball have on its path?

• Write a concluding statement summarizing what you learned.

• What level did you reach?

Try to make the orange comet stay on the screen for as long as you can!

Click on the link below to get a worksheet you can use to record your observations, or simply write your own notes on a piece of paper.

Orbit Worksheet