Cosmic Core

A single-player Earth and space science game for high school. Explain plate tectonics, date rocks with half-lives, trace how life and Earth changed together, read climate evidence, follow the lives of stars, use Big Bang evidence and apply Kepler's laws, then finish with a skills report for seven NGSS Earth and space standards.

• Single player: each student plays on their own Chromebook, laptop or tablet.
• A world map with levels and boss battles. Levels get harder after 3 right in a row and easier after a miss.
• Missed questions come back for a second chance.
• Ends with a skills report by NGSS standard: Mastered, Still learning, Needs help or Not reached, with common mistakes, missed questions and what to practice next. Printable, with a check code teachers can verify.
• No student logins. Works offline once downloaded.

Skills: Plate tectonics, radiometric dating, Earth systems, climate & humans, stars, Big Bang evidence, orbits

Grade: Earth & Space Science · NGSS: HS-ESS1-5–6 · HS-ESS2-7 · HS-ESS3-5 · HS-ESS1-1–2 · HS-ESS1-4

What's included: the game file (opens in any web browser) and a one-page Quick Start guide.

Single-teacher license. Use it with all of your own students and classroom devices.