Rocks and Soils (video game)

Rocks and Soils was a game published on The Sarah Jane Adventures website. It was part of the KS2 Bitesize Science project, where children learned math, English and science by playing video games. The game was narrated by Anjli Mohindra. As a reward for finishing the game the children got a K9 colour-in.

Scenario
Sarah Jane and Luke Smith have sent an emergency message to Mr Smith. The Trickster tricked Sarah Jane into saving her parents' lives in 1951. This caused a weakness in time and is draining life from the Earth. The Trickster is forcing humans to mine for minerals, which gives him the power to destroy Earth forever.

To defeat the Trickster a new community on has to be built on Earth. Therefore, Rani and Mr Smith have to build a house with the best materials.

End of the game
The community house is builded, the order is restored and the Trickster is defeated.

How to play
At first the player has to find out the best materials for building a shelter. So he tests out the properties the materials by dragging tools onto the materials. Then Rani says something about the materials, forexample that they split easily or are very durable. After this the player has to build a strong community house by dragging the right building materials onto it. The player can't add the wrong materials to the house, if he wants to they aren't added and Rani Chandra says that other materials are needed. There isn't a game over in the game. If the time for the game is up the player can repeat his last action again and again until he finally succeeds. Only then the game ends.

Materials

 * Slate
 * Chalk
 * Spoil
 * Marble
 * Granite

Tools

 * Hammer
 * Sander
 * Hosepipe
 * Magnifier

Characters

 * Rani Chandra
 * The Trickster
 * Mr Smith

Continuity

 * The game is based on the events of the episode The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith, but it also contradicts with these events. In the game Mr Smith gets an emergency message from Sarah Jane and Luke Smith. In the episode he doesn't exist in the alternative reality, which was created by the Trickster. In the episode the Trickster is defeated by Barbara and Eddie Smith. In the game the Trickster is defeated by Rani Chandra and Mr Smith in the alternative reality who built a community house.