Release Notes

 

Our end-of-the-year review Search & Rescues are live*. 

• The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade versions align with North Carolina and NGSS standards, covering topics related to physical science concepts taught in those grade levels.
• The High School Physical Science and Chemistry Search & Rescues align with North Carolina, Missouri, and NGSS standards. Use these assignable, auto-graded review activities to add fun and engagement to your review.

To locate these, navigate to your course int the portal and select "End of Year Unit" from the dropdown menu.

* You must be signed into the Plasma Games portal to access these resources.

New Comics Navigation for Teachers

You asked, we listened! Teachers can now access all Sci-Ops: Global Defense comics through the teacher portal. Click on the ‘Sci-Ops’ navigation on the left side of your portal and then select ‘Comics’ when the dropdown menu opens. This will activate the Comics Bank and allow the comics to be read.

 

User Testing is Underway

We have a lot of cool stuff coming in the Fall of 2025! If you want to provide feedback to drive our product development, fill out this FORM, and we will contact you.

 

Get Ready to Review*

Our end-of-the-year review Search & Rescues are live. The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade versions align with North Carolina and NGSS standards and cover topics related to physical science concepts taught in those grade levels. The High School Physical Science and Chemistry Search & Rescues align with North Carolina, Missouri, and NGSS standards. Use these assignable, auto-graded review activities to add fun and engagement to your review.

To locate these, navigate to your course and End of Year Unit in the dropdown menu.

 

Each End of Year Unit also includes additional review activities for your classroom, such as the Encrypted Messages printable for High School Chemistry shown below.

* You must be signed into the Plasma Games portal to access these resources.

User Testing is Underway

We have a lot of cool stuff coming in the Fall of 2025! If you want to provide feedback to drive our product development, fill out this FORM, and we will contact you.

Teacher Favorites System is Live!

You asked, and we listened. Our new teacher favorites system has launched. This system allows teachers to bookmark favorite lessons that can be viewed via the ‘Saved Lessons’ navigation in the left-hand toolbar. Teachers can filter search or unit results using the ‘Exclude Saved Lessons’ filter.

   

National STEM Week Activities

National STEM week runs from March 15-23. Plasma Games has created a series of STEM week lessons that can engage students in the history and science behind modern-day STEM. Access the lesson plan.

March Gladness is in Progress

Check your inbox for information on our March Gladness competition from now until the end of March.
NC teachers, have your students complete their post surveys for a chance to win great prizes!

New Resources Posted*

Middle school teachers, we have two new resources available. Live in the MS Force unit is the CER Report: Force, which can be used to process unit concepts for students. And new to the Electricity & Magnetism unit is the Mind Reader unit vocab review game.

 

* You must be signed into the Plasma Games portal to access these resources.

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Search Feature Refined Based on Customer Feedback

Miscellaneous Bug Fixes
We continue to refine our product to address performance bugs. If you encounter an issue, please submit a report using the Contact Us page.

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Search Feature Refined Based on Customer Feedback

Whitelist Access Document Updated
Our whitelist document has been updated with the latest links. Updating the approved links allows us to continue to provide the highest-quality user experience. This document has been sent to all Plasma Games signed districts. To ensure the best experience possible, please contact mindy@plasma.games for access.

Miscellaneous Bug Fixes
We continue to refine our product to address performance bugs. If you encounter an issue, please submit a report using the Contact Us page.

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Happy New Year! New Semester, New Resources*

* You must be signed into the Plasma Games portal to access these resources.

Physical Science Teachers: Check out Plasma Games’ newest math-based practice activities.  Standards-aligned resources that save time and reinforce the concepts covered in Force, Energy, Waves, and Electricity Units.

• Behind Enemy Lines: Newton’s Law of Gravitation

• Physical Science Equation Bookmarks

• Tactical Training: Modeling Energy Equations

• Tactical Training: Modeling Ohm's Law

• Tactical Training: Modeling Wave Velocity

Chemistry Teachers: We’re excited to share new activities on Rates of Reaction that aim to streamline planning. There are various resources designed to enhance student understanding of how reaction rates are influenced, including:

• Field Guide: Energy of Reactions

• Lab Mission: Rates of Reactions

Additionally, we’ve added a new resource in the Thermodynamics unit:  Tactical Training: Modeling Specific Heat which supports student math skills.

Middle School Teachers: Help your students grasp the principles of gravity with a new activity located in the Force unit. This resource assists students in analyzing factors that affect Newton’s Law of Gravitation and understanding the relationship between gravity and weight.

• Field Training: Gravitational Force

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Expanding Our Middle School Content Coverage

We are excited to announce our expansion into Middle School Earth Science content! Plasma Games’ new interactive, auto-graded Reading Passage is now live. In this activity, students will read short sections of content, listen to accompanying audio, and explore visual aids such as images, data tables, graphs, and infographics that enhance their learning. Students can review vocabulary definitions and demonstrate their understanding of the material through a series of comprehension and application questions. Additionally, the passage offers an optional exploration of related technology, careers, and real-world applications.

Middle School Search & Rescue: Waves Review Interactive Game is Live

Engage your students with this assignable, interactive, auto-graded escape room-style game to help your students review the concepts learned in the Middle School Waves unit. No two games are the same, making this a great option for assigning multiple attempts for better student practice. When finished, view standards-based reporting on student performance to support further remediation.

District Staff, Access Your New Portal

Attention district staff: Your new District Portal offers an overview of key district metrics, including the number of teachers, students, and classrooms per teacher using Plasma Games. It also displays the last training date for each teacher, your district's Plasma Games contact, and, if available, the district's invite code for teacher sign-ups.

New Curricular Resources Have Been Added to the Teacher Portal*

* You must be signed into the Plasma Games portal to access these resources.

• Classified Files: Electricity is now live in the Middle School Electricity and Magnetism unit. Students will explore a set of classified files that explore electricity and the ways it is applied in the world around us via this assignable PDF activity.

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New Flag For Interactive Lessons in the Teacher Portal

With the new Interactive flag in your teacher portal, you can easily identify interactive, auto-graded activities. Look for the green flag on the resource tiles to help you better identify these activities. Use the ‘Interactive’ filter for an even quicker search.

New Curricular Resources Have Been Added to the Teacher Portal*

* You must be signed into the Plasma Games portal to access these resources.

• Field Training: Energy of Chemical Reactions: New in the High School Chemistry Thermodynamics unit, this practice activity is designed to help students better understand the relationship between energy and chemical reactions.

• Tactical Training: Equilibrium: New to the High School Chemistry Chemical Reactions unit, this engaging activity reinforces students' understanding of equilibrium and the factors that can impact it.

• CER Report: Electricity and Magnetism: New in the Middle School Electricity and Magnetism unit; use the CER chart to help students process their learning at the end of your unit.

• Lab Mission: Electromagnets: This hands-on inquiry lab, located in the Middle School Electricity & Magnetism unit, will get kids to explore electromagnets and how they can be manipulated.

Updated Operation Observation: Lab Safety Interactive Now Live!

We heard your feedback and have made improvements to our Operation Observation: Lab Safety interactive. Updates include a streamlined student experience, a new dropdown clipboard for students to review, and updated scoring and reporting.

Assignment Date/Time Submission Now Visible Per Student Attempt

See the date and time a student turned in an assignment attempt on the attempt breakdown data page in your teacher portal.

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Our New and Improved Website is Now Live

Play.plasma.games has been redesigned for easier navigation. Here, you can find the most updated information about our new products, the data supporting our impact on science education, and what other teachers have to say about Plasma Games.

New Curricular Resources Have Been Added to the Teacher Portal*

* You must be signed into the Plasma Games portal to access these resources.

• Lab Mission: Energy Transfer: Located in the Middle School Changes in Matter unit, this hands-on activity is designed to support students' understanding of the energy needed for phase changes.

• STEM Technology Spotlight: Synthetic Materials: Located in the STEM Technology unit, this resource explains the real-world impact synthetic materials have had on the world around us.

• Check out the new resource in the Physical Science Electricity and Magnetism unit. Print off the Field Guide: Magnetic & Electric Fields for student notebooks and review.

Georgia Teachers, Introduce Your Kids to Georgia Colleges and Careers

Attention Georgia teachers. The Georgia-specific version of Sci-Ops: Global Defense is now live! As your students rescue the STEM experts in the game, they can explore Georgia community colleges and universities and Georgia-based corporations, where they can find careers in the STEM field.

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Teachers and Students Can Change Language to Spanish

• The Spanish language toggle is now live on teacher and student portals. This allows teachers and students to see portal information displayed in either English or Spanish. You can change this by clicking on your profile and selecting the account settings page on both the teacher and student portals. On the account settings page, you will see a Language option where you can choose the language display you prefer.

• Changing the language will impact all of the text seen on the teacher and student portal web pages, and will also change Sci-Ops to use Spanish:

New Curricular Resources*

* You must be signed into the Plasma Games portal to access these resources.

• Electricity & Magnetism Vocabulary slide deck is now live in the middle school Electricity & Magnetism unit. This slide deck includes a master list of unit vocab along with definitions for each term.

• Sci-Ops Synopsis: Atomic Structure is now live in the Physical Science and Chemistry Atomic Structure units. This direct instruction resource models text annotation for students while covering the basic concepts of Atomic Structure. It includes a set of comprehension questions for student processing.

Teacher Portal Improvements Based on YOUR Feedback

• Changed the widgets on the Teacher Portal dashboard to display more classes and assignments at a time

• Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

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