I wanted to do this a few weeks ago, but things were still packed up. So today we were able to use the Explorer all with our Merge Cubes. I put a book on each table and students were instructed to find a planet they wanted to know more about and choose that table after they checked out a book.
Then I used my document camera and an iPad to show them how to use the Merge Cubes. They were so excited! After exploring their "assigned" planet, they were free to visit any others. At the end, each table shared one thing they had learned about their planet with the rest of the class.
