A Guide For Parents And Teachers: Cogno’s Book Of Y (For The Curious)

Included in every Alien Adventure game is Cogno’s Book of Y. It explains the science behind every one of the 261 questions in the game. Here is a sample Cogno question.

And, here is the explanation: One of Isaac Newton’s "laws" of motion says "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." Imagine that you and a friend, who weigh exactly the same (on Earth), were floating in space. You push him, and each of you moves away from the starting point at exactly the same speed. But if he were an elephant, with far more mass than you, you would drift away much more quickly, because the same force, applied to less mass, creates more acceleration.

Why should you believe what we say? We’re not scientists. You should have confidence in our explanations because all the science content in the game was reviewed by scientists at NASA or the SETI Institute. We make science fun and accessible, and our experts make sure it is correctly represented!