Created by Amber H (Silver Helix) on
4 activities: 3 games, 1 assessment
50 minActivity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min
You are a new never been seen before species: the blobs. As with every other living creature, your goal is to reproduce and survive. In this game, you must quickly grasp the principles of natural selection and heredity in order to populate the world. Learn how heredity and environment play a role in the survival of the species.
Teacher Ratings (64) 3.4 stars.
Student Ratings (15823) 3.0 stars.
Activity 2: Assessment. Estimated duration: 4 min
4 questions assessment
Activity 3: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 20 min
Explore how organisms with different traits survive various selection agents within the environment. Challenge yourself to determine which mutations are advantageous with various selection pressures, which mutations don't offer any benefit, and how to create a stable population of bunnies.
Teacher Ratings (20) 4.7 stars.
Student Ratings (10613) 3.5 stars.
Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 18 min
This game will teach you about forms of adaptation and the role they play in natural selection. You will have to defend your territory by placing animals with different adaptations on your land. Your knowledge about adaptations will help you earn extra points! When you place the right animals to defend your territory, you will win the game.
Teacher Ratings (179) 3.8 stars.
Student Ratings (17736) 3.9 stars.