How do I play “Earth and Space” with my class?
Tap Play with your class at the top of this page. With a free teacher account the list opens straight into a game room; you put the code on the board and the class joins.
16 English words for Grade 6, starting with planet, telescope, astronaut, solar. Put them on the big screen as a live class game, or practise solo right here. Every word is on this page, no sign-up needed to read it.
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Hidden on this board: solar, lunar, orbit, comet
planet
A huge round object in space that travels around a star
telescope
A tool that makes faraway objects, like stars, look bigger and closer
astronaut
A person trained to travel and work in space
solar
Having to do with the Sun
lunar
Having to do with the Moon
orbit
To travel in a curved path around a planet or star; also the path itself
gravity
The invisible pull that draws objects toward each other and keeps our feet on the ground
galaxy
A giant group of billions of stars held together in space
comet
A ball of ice and dust that grows a glowing tail when it passes near the Sun
crater
A bowl-shaped hole made when a rock from space crashes into a surface
rotate
To spin around a center line, like a top
meteor
A space rock that burns up in Earth's air as a streak of light; also called a shooting star
atmosphere
The layer of gases that surrounds a planet
eclipse
When one object in space blocks the light of another, as when the Moon hides the Sun
satellite
An object that travels around a planet, like the Moon or a machine sent into space
axis
An imaginary line through the middle of a planet that it spins around
Tap Play with your class. The list is saved to your teacher library and a game room opens.
Put the six-character code on the board. Students join from any browser, with no accounts and no app.
Everyone races to find and spell the list words. Play again, or change the words in your library first.
atom · molecule · element · compound · mixture
planet · sun · moon · star · solar system
independence · declaration · Zionism · immigration · pioneer
civilization · empire · democracy · monarchy · revolution
negative · positive · absolute value · exponent · base
accomplish · beneficial · challenge · determined · essential
Tap Play with your class at the top of this page. With a free teacher account the list opens straight into a game room; you put the code on the board and the class joins.
No. Students type the room code and a nickname in any browser. There is nothing to install and no email to collect.
Yes. Once you start a game the list is saved to your teacher library, where you can add, remove or rewrite words before the next round.