SciGames

SciGames

Over the years the Space Science Institute has created a number of online exhibits on space science. We've collected some of the games and activities from these sites on to this portal. You can run them by themselves, or open them in the context of the full exhibit.

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Starchitect

Starchitect

Starchitect is a free astronomy education game about stellar and planetary evolution. Here you can create different types of stars, then add planets, and even try for life. All of this happens at a million years a minute (for reference, that would make our solar system about three days old).

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Apps

STEM Clearinghouse

In the STEM Resource Clearinghouse, librarians and library staff can find high quality, vetted STEM activities that are appropriate for library use.

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Apps

SSI Apps

Free apps for your mobile devices. Play and learn on the go!

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Resources & Links

Resources for Educators

If you're a teacher or homeschooler, we have some resources for you here.

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MarsQuest

Launch a spacecraft to Mars, explore its volcanoes and canyons, solve mysteries about the search for life on the Red Planet, and explore the latest rover images.

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Alien Earths

We are on an extraordinary journey that may answer the age-old question of whether there is life elsewhere in the universe.

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Space Weather Center

The story of space weather effects. From the plasma state of matter and the Sun, to forecasting auroras and storms in Earth's magnetic field.

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Giant Worlds

Beyond Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are four colossal, gaseous planets that dwarf the inner, terrestrial planets.

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Killer Asteroids

You can play a physics based asteroid game, learn about how backyard astronomers are contributing to asteroid research, or hit any spot in the world with an asteroid using our Earth Impact simulation.

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