Windward: Outsmart the Weather in a Race Around the World
All you need is a high-speed Internet connection and a thirst for adventure and learning.
The sky darkens and you notice the wind is picking up. A quick check of the weather data confirms your worst suspicions: this is no mere storm. You are sailing straight into a hurricane. Has this adventure come to an end, or could there be a way to convert this potential disaster to your advantage?
Windward: Outsmart the Weather in a Race Around the World doesn’t require deck shoes or a life preserver—just a high-speed internet connection and a thirst for adventure. A free, online nautical challenge, Windward offers players a chance to take the helm and battle the elements as they plot the fastest course around the world.
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Created by Cable in the Classroom with project partners Discovery Education and The Weather Channel, and in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Windward showcases the many ways that broadband technology and interactive digital content enrich the teaching and learning of science concepts.
Anyone, from middle schoolers on up, will enjoy pitting their navigational skills against virtual waves and weather in this game designed to support meaningful, memorable learning in class and at home, by students, teachers, and family members.
Windward was a
2006 Webby Award Nominee. About the Project Windward: Outsmart the Weather in a Race Around the World is the third of a series of demonstrations that shows the educational power of cable's technology and great content.
Created in cooperation with Discovery Education, The Weather Channel, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, this online, interactive game teaches kids and adults about weather as they sail in a virtual race around the world. The game is great fun, featuring a series of challenges and decisions that must be made to circumnavigate the globe. Players learn how to sail, how to read weather maps and negotiate winds and weather, what tools are needed, and more.
The site includes helpful sections for teachers and parents that will give ideas for using the Windward at school and at home.
Windward supports meaningful, memorable learning because it is: - Accessible:
You are on the receiving end of resources and expertise brought together from different parts of the globe just to teach YOU, on your desktop, anywhere, anytime. And it’s available for free wherever there is a high-speed Internet connection. - Multisensory:
You can see, read, hear and interact with multimedia content -- interactivity, video clips, music, text, and excellent graphics. - Content-rich:
You can learn for yourself how weather influences sailing with video footage and information from Discovery, The Weather Channel, and NASA. - Self-directed:
In Windward, the 3-D game platform allows you to make decisions that influence the outcome of the game.
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