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Fun Science Games

How often do you learn something when it's boring? What about when fun is applied to learning something new? Many people will tell you that when a lesson is taught in a fun way, they end up learning more easily. Try to incorporate fun and games when exploring the subject of science; students might end up learning faster and more easily.

Formula Fusion
- Students head to the online Element Lab in this game. All you need is an Internet connection and you're ready to explore some chemistry basics. The object of the game is to match up elements with their symbols. For example, students may spot the symbol H2O, for water, and must drag the symbol to a place on the screen that represents the symbol---such as a pot of water or a fish tank.
  
  Get groups together to see who can match the most correctly, or send students to the computer one by one. This game might be easy for high school students, and a bit more challenging for elementary or middle school students depending on your class's skill level.
Totally Gross Board Game
- Students 8 and older can play this game with two to four players. The board game guides students into learning about chemistry, biology and other science subject matter. It explores a side of science that might gross you out, but has a lesson about science hidden within. For example, you'll explore if snot keeps your lungs clean and other gross questions and answers. It even include a jar of slime.
Science Jeopardy
- Similar to "Jeopardy" on television, this game gives an answer first and students must respond with the question. You'll choose from different areas of science such as chemistry and biology, with point values starting at 100 and up to 500 underneath each science category. The student chooses the category and a point value within the category. On the other side of the point value, there is an answer, and the student must respond with the question that would precede that answer.
  
  For example, a student might say, "Chemistry for 100," and on the flip side of the 100-point value it may show "H2O." The student would have to say, "What is the element symbol for water," to respond correctly.
  
  Teachers can come up with their own categories, point-values, questions and answers or you can use the reference as a starting guide. You can design the game to fit the grade level of the students you teach, with harder answers for older students and basic answers for younger students.

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