Category Archives: Primary (Ages 5-11)

VR activities for students under the age of 11.

Anatomyou VR | Human Anatomy

Anatomyou VR is an educational mobile application that presents human anatomy to the user from a different perspective. Using virtual reality, the user becomes part of the anatomy in an immersive way, being able to navigate along anatomical structures: circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, lacrimal and the female reproductive system.

Anatomyou VR can be used in two different modes: Virtual Reality and Fullscreen.
In Virtual Reality mode, users can enjoy a fully immersive experience. Users can also interact with navigation controls and anatomical information elements by aiming directly at them.

Curricular Connections

• Multicellular organisms have organ systems that enable them to survive and interact within their environment.

• Multicellular organisms rely on internal systems to survive, reproduce, and interact with their environment.

• Life processes are performed at the cellular level.

• Organ systems: structure and function, structural and functional interdependence, maintenance of homeostasis

Gameplay Length

  • 20 minutes or more depending on if using for a study guide, revision or introduction to specific organs/organ systems.

Player Comfort Level

  • Comfortable

Walkthrough of Program

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDXbv1heTw0

Website

‎Anatomyou VR | Human Anatomy on the App Store (apple.com)

Anatomyou VR | Human Anatomy – Apps on Google Play

Cost

  • Free for the basic version and $1.49 – $5.99 per additional in app purchases.

Ocean Rift

Ocean Rift is the world’s first VR aquatic safari park. Explore a vivid underwater world full of life including dolphins, sharks, turtles, sea snakes, rays, whales, manatees, sea lions and even prehistoric animals! You are free to swim around each of the 14 habitats using innovative motion controls. Activate the education mode to learn more about the animals you come across. There are over 40 fully narrated information points to find.

Curricular Connections

  • Complex roles and relationships contribute to diversity of ecosystems.
  • Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems.
  • The biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere are interconnected, as matter cycles and energy flows through them.

Gameplay Length

  • 15 minutes

Player Comfort Level

  • Comfortable

Walkthrough of Program

Website

Ocean Rift – Apps on Google Play : Requires Google Daydream

Ocean Rift on Oculus Quest 2 | Oculus

Ocean Rift on Steam (steampowered.com)

Cost

  • CA $11.99 (November 2021)

YouTube

The most popular site for online video doesn’t disappoint in the VR department. A growing base of 360-degree camera rigs have allowed for an expanding repertoire of 360 videos—see for yourself by searching #360video.

Curricular Connections

  • Technology and emerging media can transform communication in a variety of ways.
  • Design and content can influence the lives of others.

Gameplay Length

  • 15+ minutes

Player Comfort Level

  • Options for all: Comfortable, Moderate, Intense

Walkthrough of Program

Website

Virtual Reality – YouTube

Cost

  • Free

VR Maze

VR Maze is a puzzle based game in which virtual reality is perfect to have a go at. You can experience colourful visuals in 3D whilst playing this virtual maze game without a controller. Challenge yourself by trying to direct the ball out of more than 50 different VR labyrinths. The game gets progressively harder after the initial levels. For use with mobile headset viewers.

Curricular Connections

• Math- Use logic and patterns to solve puzzles and play games
• Use reasoning and logic to explore, analyze, and apply mathematical ideas

Gameplay Length

  • 10-15 minutes

Player Comfort Level

  • Comfortable

Walkthrough of Program

Website

VR Maze – Apps on Google Play

Cost

  • Free

Goosebumps Night of Scares

The bestselling horror series comes to mobile and virtual reality and features Goosebumps most frightening monsters, including Slappy the Dummy, evil gnomes, werewolves, and more. The premise is to survive a night in R.L. Stine’s house – a living trap filled with his most famous monsters? Mystery, madness, and frightening moments await you in Storyplay! This VR app allows for those who have read the Goosebumps novels to add a rich immersive experience to their reading. For use with mobile VR headsets.

Curricular Connections

  • This could be used to introduce students to the book series, during library time (as there is reading involved throughout), or as a conclusion to a book study for example.
  • Language Arts- Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy. (Grades 4-9)
  • Using language in creative and playful ways helps us understand how languagen works. (Grades 3-5)
  • Please note this game is a bit scary for younger students and usability for younger students is dependent on their reading level.

Gameplay Length

  • 20 minutes

Player Comfort Level

  • Comfortable/Moderate due to potentially frightening content involving monsters and creatures.

Walkthrough of Program

Website

Goosebumps Night of Scares – Apps on Google Play

‎Goosebumps Night of Scares on the App Store (apple.com)

Cost

  • Free

Acropolis Interactive Educational 3D


Visit the world´s most famous citadel, the Acropolis of Athens, built in Ancient Greece in the 5th century BC. Explore history with interactive 3D scenes. Learn about historical sites, great works of architecture or events of the past in this game. The interactive scenes can be rotated, enlarged or viewed from pre-set angles. Some of the 3D scenes contain a walk mode, enabling you to explore the scene yourself. Most of the 3D scenes include narrations and built-in animations. They also contain captions, entertaining animated quizzes and other visual elements. The 3D scenes are also available in several languages, which also offers an opportunity to learn and practice foreign languages. For use with mobile headset viewers.

Curricular Connections

• Social Studies- Religious and cultural practices that emerged during this period have endured and continue to influence people.

• Exploration, expansion, and colonization had varying consequences for different groups.

• Languages- Listening and viewing with intent helps us begin to understand different languages

Gameplay Length

  • 5-15 minutes, depending if you are just viewing the ancient environment or if you intend on doing some of the quizzes and remaining immersed for longer.

Player Comfort Level

  • Comfortable

Walkthrough of Program

Website

Acropolis Interactive educational 3D – Apps on Google Play

‎Acropolis Interactive 3D on the App Store (apple.com)

Cost

  • Free

VR Space Game

Set out on the immersive virtual adventure to discovery of depths of galaxy and have a blissful full dive VR experience of floating in the space with this VR app considered one of the best adventure apps among VR games without controller.

VR Space provides a great introduction into exploring the topic of space with stunning views of space to explore with HD graphics of the sun star. For use with mobile headsets such as the Google Cardboard headset.

Curricular Connections

  • Science-Earth/Space-The solar system is part of the Milky Way, which is one of billions of galaxies.
  • The formation of the universe can be explained by the big bang theory.

Gameplay Length

  • 10 minutes to introduce topic of space or to conclude unit on space.

Website

VR Space Game – Apps on Google Play

Cost

  • Free

VR Ocean Aquarium 3D

A simple game geared towards younger students to introduce them to marine life as seen through the mask of a scuba diver. Students will see the names of different fish and sea animals as they get closer to them. When you approach a fish, the movement will be slower so that you can closely examine the details. You can show your fish-hunting skills as well in one of the spear fishing options. The game mechanics are pretty easy and there are 8 different levels included in the game. This game is downloadable from Google Cardboard and for use with mobile headset viewers.

Curricular Connections

  • This game is geared towards younger learners learning about ecosystems and marine life.
  • Science- Biology-Plants and animals have observable features.
  • Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment
  • Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems.

Gameplay Length

  • 15 minutes to explore the sea and try at least one of the games.

Player Comfort Level

  • Comfortable

Walkthrough of Program

Website

‎VR Ocean Aquarium 3D on the App Store (apple.com)

VR Ocean Aquarium 3D – Apps on Google Play

Cost

  • Free

Cleanopolis

Cleanopolis VR teaches students all about their ecological footprint and how they can improve it. This science app positions students as heroes against climate change as they assist Captain Clean in ridding the city of Cleanopolis of its CO2 cloud. It also includes quizzes to test their knowledge. For download on android and iOS phones from your app store. For use with smartphone headset viewers.

Curricular Connections

  • Social studies-We shape the local environment, and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live.
  • Human and environmental factors shape changes in population and living standards.  
  • Science- All living things sense and respond to their environment.

Gameplay Length

  • 15 minutes per student as a part of a rotational activity or at the beginning/end of a lesson should suffice for exploring the different cities in the app or trying out one of the quizzes offered.

Player Comfort Level

  • Comfortable

Walkthrough of Program

Website

Cleanopolis VR for Android – Free Download (appsdrop.com)

‎Cleanopolis VR on the App Store (apple.com)

Cost

  • Free

Wizard Academy VR

This app is specifically designed to teach students about science and math subjects like algebra (Fire Archery), physics (Ice Fortress), and even germs (GermBuster) in an inventive way whilst gaining points and progressing in levels. The app offers fun challenges — shooting giant germs, for example, or destroying ice castles — and as with other VR experiences, it also allows students to hone their hand-eye coordination, spatial recognition, memory, attention, and focus. This game is available for download through the Google Cardboard app and for use with smartphone headset viewers.

Curricular Connections

  • Physics-The motion of objects depends on their properties.
  • Math- Development of computational fluency in addition and subtraction with numbers to 100 requires an understanding of place value. 
  • Science-  Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment
  • Multicellular organisms rely on internal systems to survive, reproduce, and interact with their environment.

Gameplay Length

  • You could allow 10-20 minutes per student to allow everyone a chance to try it out at the end of a lesson revising the science or math topic you’ve covered in class.

Player Comfort Level

  • Moderate

Walkthrough of Program

Website

Wizard Academy VR – Download Game for Android and Apple | TapTap Discover Superb Games

Cost

  • Free