Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 10 min
Assessment with 10 questions from Adaptation.
10 questions assessment
Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min
Adapt
In this game you will help your population endure the changing environment. Collect points to buy different genes that will change the population as reproduction cycles occur. Be careful and keep track of changes in temperature, food supply, and predators that will affect your population! Watch the timeline on the top to be aware of upcoming events, and keep an eye on the meters on the left for the overall health of your population.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (36) 4.4 stars.
Student Ratings (8250) 3.7 stars.
Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min
Adapt Island!
You have arrived on Adapt Island! Angry Robots have appeared on this once relaxing island. You'll need to Adapt in order to bring peace to the island and help the friendly animals that live there. Discover a mystical power that allows you to choose which adaptations you would like to help you on your journey!
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (71) 4.4 stars.
Student Ratings (65442) 4.4 stars.
Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 12 min
Live Long and Prosper
A game to identify characteristics for a species that will help them survive in an environment and adapt. If a student chooses the wrong characteristic, they will die. If they choose the right one, they will flourish and prosper!
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (136) 4.1 stars.
Student Ratings (43528) 4.2 stars.
Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min
Learning with Darwin
Charles Darwin will teach you about natural selection. Listen and learn as Darwin narrates his story to you. You will have to remember what Darwin teaches you so that you can apply his theories later in the game. After you complete a quiz, you will have to try keeping a species alive in its environment for 1,000,000 years. Use your knowledge to help your species adapt and survive.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (121) 3.6 stars.
Student Ratings (33464) 3.8 stars.