Assignment: Natural Selection - Darwin (Copy)

Created by Nancy S on

5 activities: 5 games

67 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 18 min

Defender: Natural Selection

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.

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Teacher Ratings (179) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (17705) 3.9 stars.

Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Survive the Adventure

Learn about natural selection from dinosaurs! As you help the dinosaur navigate the lab in this game, you will learn about adaptation and see how both structural and behavioral adaptations helped dinosaurs change over time. Answer questions and dodge bullets to reach the lab equipment as you learn about natural selection. A short quiz at the end will help you refresh your memory of the subject.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (57) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (13152) 3.2 stars.

Activity 3: 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.

Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Educagent

You are tasked with infiltrating the headquarters of a corrupt corporation. You must make it to the mainframe computer on the top floor to collect evidence for an investigation.

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Teacher Ratings (215) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (153010) 3.8 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Walter's Travels - Evolution & Fossils (Mid)

Meet Walter, a smart, talking dog who is going to show you around the interesting world of evolution. Walter will be your guide and give you information on the subject! You will use your knowledge and play mini-games to help Walter investigate match limb bones to correct animals, dig for fossils, compare embryos. You'll get to practice your memory, make identifications, and even race a car.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (82) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (27031) 3.4 stars.