A new in-school program uses basic characters and themes from Nintendo's popular POKEMON DIAMOND and POKEMON PEARL videogames for Nintendo DS to teach elementary and middle school students about science. Nintendo of America, Inc., The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) and Nortel LearniT have teamed up to make it fun for students to learn the sciences using imagery they already know.
Now through December, a variety of printable lesson plans and classroom activities developed by NIA are available to students and teachers at www.masterthescience.org. A lesson plan might teach elementary school students how to tell time using a sundial, or middle school students about how the universe is expanding. An activity component is also built in, where teacher and student questions can be submitted and answered by science experts.
POKEMON is no stranger to in-school education. Teachers and students can also visit Pokemon Learning League (www.PokemonLearningLeague.com) to access its award-winning interactive online lessons in Math, Science, Language Arts and Life Skills.
For more information about the "Master the ScienceMaster the Game" in-school program, visit www.masterthescience.org.
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