Assignment: Reconstructing Evolutionary History Using Fossils MS-LS4.A-2 Assignment

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10 activities: 9 games, 1 assessment

129 min

Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 10 min

Assessment with 10 questions from Fossil Record.

10 questions assessment

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Jurassic Art

You are an archeologist who owns a dinosaur museum. Your goal is to fulfill your museum with collections of dinosaur fossils, which means that you must excavate the desert and find them!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (16) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (4065) 3.7 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Jurassic Art

You are an archeologist who owns a dinosaur museum. Your goal is to fulfill your museum with collections of dinosaur fossils, which means that you must excavate the desert and find them!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (16) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (4065) 3.7 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 23 min

Dino Island

Embark on an adventure to a new and unexplored land, searching for the traces of an unknown species of dinosaur. Dig through rock layers, retrieve and examine ancient fossils and document your expedition through Dino Island!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (7) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (2260) 3.4 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Evo Cell

It's time to develop! One of the many pieces of evidence to support evolution is that of embryonic development. Take your zygote through its steps of development by collecting power ups to grow your embryo and avoid enemies that will cause you to lose life. Pay close attention to the similarities that each of the vertebrates exhibit in these early stages.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (20) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (4742) 3.2 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Ms. Rose & Common Ancestry!

Kick back at the beach with Ms. Rose as she guides you in this game! You will complete six mini-games in which you will learn about common ancestry as evidenced by embryonic similarities. Each mini-game will present a small chunk of new information, along with a task or two to complete. Play through all six mini-games to win!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (186) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (39604) 3.7 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Evo Cell

It's time to develop! One of the many pieces of evidence to support evolution is that of embryonic development. Take your zygote through its steps of development by collecting power ups to grow your embryo and avoid enemies that will cause you to lose life. Pay close attention to the similarities that each of the vertebrates exhibit in these early stages.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (20) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (4742) 3.2 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Ms. Rose & Common Ancestry!

Kick back at the beach with Ms. Rose as she guides you in this game! You will complete six mini-games in which you will learn about common ancestry as evidenced by embryonic similarities. Each mini-game will present a small chunk of new information, along with a task or two to complete. Play through all six mini-games to win!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (186) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (39604) 3.7 stars.

Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Ms. Rose & Common Ancestry!

Kick back at the beach with Ms. Rose as she guides you in this game! You will complete six mini-games in which you will learn about common ancestry as evidenced by embryonic similarities. Each mini-game will present a small chunk of new information, along with a task or two to complete. Play through all six mini-games to win!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (186) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (39604) 3.7 stars.

Activity 10: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 18 min

Dig Adventure - Reconstructing Evolution (Mid)

In this game, you are a paleontologist digging for ancient fossils. Dig through the Earth to find all ten missing fossils to try to reconstruct the ancient skeletons. While you dig, spiders will attack from above, and if you dig too much, your character get too tired to keep going. Once you've gathered all the fossils, you will get to assemble the skeleton you've discovered!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (65) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (13379) 3.4 stars.