Ocean Explorer
Tap the five oceans and learn what makes each one different.
Ocean Explorer is a hands-on ocean game. Instead of naming labeled shapes, the child taps pale patches of open water on a world map to find the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern or Arctic Ocean. Oceans have no sharp borders, so the game never asks about an exact line between two of them.
From there the questions grow into size and facts: which ocean is biggest, deepest or smallest, how to put the five in order, which ones the Equator crosses, and how much of Earth is covered by water. The game gives about 71 percent. Each right answer brings a short, sure fact.
What children practice
- Find each of the five oceans on a world map
- Order the oceans from biggest to smallest
- Name the deepest, shallowest and smallest ocean
- Describe which continents lie on each side of an ocean
- Tell which oceans the Equator crosses
- Recall that water covers about 71 percent of Earth
Levels
- Level 1: Tap the ocean
- Level 2: All five oceans
- Level 3: Biggest and smallest
- Level 4: Between continents
- Level 5: Ocean facts
- Level 6: Mixed review
How it works
- Levels 1 and 2 are tap rounds, first with three oceans and then with all five.
- Level 3 is about size, level 4 is about what lies between continents, and level 5 is ocean facts.
- A tap outside the open water patches does nothing, so an accidental tap on land is not counted as a wrong answer.
- Wrong answers can be retried, and the speaker button reads questions aloud.
Best for: A good fit for grades 3 to 6 when a child likes facts and superlatives, or is getting ready for a unit on oceans.
Tip for parents: After a play session, ask your child to teach you the five oceans in size order. Explaining a list aloud is a good way to find out whether it has stuck.
Questions parents ask
Why does the game not show lines between oceans?
Real oceans blend into one another with no sharp borders. The tap targets are soft patches kept well inside each ocean, so there is never an argument about where one ends. That also keeps the answers accurate.
Is the Southern Ocean counted as one of the five?
Yes. The five are listed from biggest to smallest as Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic, and one question asks children to put them in that order or the reverse.
Does the game mention the Mariana Trench?
Yes, as the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean. It appears in a clue so that a child can connect the deepest ocean with a famous place, and the answer explains the link.
Ready to try it?
Ocean Explorer is free with a parent account. A parent adds a child profile, and the child's progress is saved.