Assignment: Human Adaptation to Live in Changing Habitats 4.L.1.3 Assignment

Created by Megan C on

7 activities: 5 games, 2 assessments

64 min

Activity 1: 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!

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Teacher Ratings (74) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (67733) 4.4 stars.

Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

No Time to Process

In this game, you will race a ship through seven courses. Throughout each course, you will collect coins and answer questions about the nervous system. You can collect power-ups for help. If you strike the wall you will need to answer a question. Get the question wrong, and you will lose points. Navigate through each course and test your knowledge about the nervous system.

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Teacher Ratings (28) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (8233) 4.0 stars.

Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Lizzy the Lion & Biodiversity

In this game, you will help Lizzy the lion to learn about biodiversity and the health of ecosystems. You will go on an outdoor adventure to help Lizzy find a new forest while also collecting meat for food. See the flashcards that appear during your adventure? Be sure to remember what they sayƒ your knowledge of them will be tested at the end of the game.

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Teacher Ratings (26) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (9848) 3.6 stars.

Activity 4: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions from Human Adaptation to Live in Changing Habitats.

3 questions assessment

Activity 5: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions from Genetic Variation and Survival within Populations.

3 questions assessment

Activity 6: Question Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

The Biosphere Reserve

This simulation allows you to reintroduce plants and animals into struggling ecosystems. You'll earn the ability to plant producers and release different animals into the ecosystem. The climate of your ecosystem and how the animals interact will change so you will have to adjust your strategy. Answer questions correctly to get more opportunities to play with the biodiversity.

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Teacher Ratings (51) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (19353) 3.4 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

ConservationVille

Help the citizens of ConservationVille develop a more sustainable town! Farm, fish, develop a recycling program and help research ways to protect the town's resources and environment for years to come.

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Teacher Ratings (191) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (72784) 4.0 stars.