How Heavy Am I?

An educational game about the relative weights of living things. Suitable for students studying Science from grade 4 onwards. This game uses 40 photos of animals to teach students about the wide range of weights to be found in the animal kingdom. Which animal weighs a massive 170 tonnes or a tiny 12 g? How much does the heaviest snake, the heaviest insect or the heaviest land animal weigh? With spoken facts about each one.

Students hear a name or fact spoken and choose the matching photo. They then hear more information which they will need to answer subsequent questions. After six right in a row, Race Mode starts automatically. It asks questions at speed to test the students' memory and comprehension of the names and facts just covered, before continuing with new ones. At the end of the race, students can see how well they have done relative to their other races. The game gradually focuses on any names and facts that the students have difficulty recognizing, and speeds up as competence is gained.

By contrast to Race Mode, Story Mode slowly introduces new names and facts by saying them as the photos are shown, allowing students to quietly look, listen and learn.

The game is controlled by on-screen gestures which are simple to demonstrate and easy to use, and the game can be played without voice prompts.

* 40 photos of animals

* Spoken facts about each animal

* Race Mode tests memory and comprehension against the clock

* Story Mode allows students to look, listen and learn

* Slideshow Mode displays all the photos and facts in alphabetical order

* Zoom and Pan Mode magnifies the images to see more detail

* Easy on-screen gestures to control the game

* Context-sensitive help

The paid version of this app has much higher resolution photos than the free version. The free version has lower resolution photos and does contain advertising but no push advertising. No internet connection is required.