Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min
Assessment with 3 questions from Biodiversity and Health of Ecosystems.
3 questions assessment
Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 10 min
Hidden Ecosystem
This game will test your understanding of biodiversity and the health of ecosystems. As you play this game, you will be quizzed on factors that influence ecosystems. The objective of this game is to answer questions correctly and to collect enough items to bring to a science potluck party at the end of the game without running out of time.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (49) 3.8 stars.
Student Ratings (17020) 3.5 stars.
Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 10 min
Eco-friendly Frenzy
In this game, you are an animal traveling through several ecosystems. In each ecosystem, you will meet the different animals who live there while reading interesting facts about biodiversity. As you collect animals and information, you need to avoid the predatory animals who will take your points preventing you from advancing. Beat all five levels of the game to win.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (32) 3.8 stars.
Student Ratings (6650) 3.5 stars.
Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min
The Ecosystem Must Die!
In this strategy game, you will play as a mad scientist attempting to deliberately cause as much damage to local ecosystems as you can! Select a weapon from your arsenal of floods, droughts, ice spells and human maladies and strike a specific territory. Match the territory type with the catastrophe for the maximum amount of damage!
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (32) 3.2 stars.
Student Ratings (10002) 3.4 stars.
Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min
EcoKingdoms: Biodiversity and Health
You have landed the perfect job managing a park. Your success depends on the decisions you make in different scenarios. Each decision will affect four key components of the park: animal life, plant life, tourism, and money. You need to think about the impact of your choice on the four key components. Make wise choices, keep an eye on your components level, and you'll do just fine.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (173) 3.9 stars.
Student Ratings (26518) 3.8 stars.
Activity 6: Question Game. Estimated duration: 13 min
Eco Adventure
Help your dinosaur friend Eddy explore the forest on an afternoon hike. Collect hearts and coins as you navigate the forest looking for the old tree. Be careful of angry moles, spikes, and holes as you jump and duck through the forest. Answer multiple choice questions on our ecosystems if you are in need of a quick power up. Try hard to get 3 stars!
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (63) 3.9 stars.
Student Ratings (9211) 3.4 stars.
Activity 7: Question Game. Estimated duration: 14 min
Leap Along with Leaf! (Mid)
Become a leaf in this game and hop through a map by landing on spinning orbs. If you fall, don't fret! You have the chance to get back on the orb when you answer a question correctly. You will answer questions that cover a wide variety of topics in ecology, including ecosystems, abiotic and biotic factors, symbiosis, and population dynamics.
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Ratings
Teacher Ratings (127) 3.9 stars.
Student Ratings (11754) 3.6 stars.
Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 7 min
Dolphin Aquarium
In this game, you are tasked with balancing the ecosystem of an aquarium that houses a dolphin and an octopus. You only have to focus on biotic factors in the aquarium, since most of the abiotic factors are taken care of. You will have to balance multiple life forms so you will need to be careful of what you add to the aquarium.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (55) 3.6 stars.
Student Ratings (20924) 3.7 stars.
Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 18 min
DNAtion 2
DNAtion 2 is an adventure about creating a healthy ecosystem on the planet. To do that, you must adapt to the universal rule of life: everything is connected with each other. Populate the continents with animals, and make sure they have everything they need to survive!
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (46) 3.4 stars.
Student Ratings (11417) 3.9 stars.
Activity 10: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min
Deep Sea Adventure (Mid)
You are at the bottom of the food chain. It is survival of the fittest in this game as you hunt for your meals. Watch out for predators! You need to eat enough food to answer questions about interactions in ecosystems. Answer the questions correctly and you start the next level as a larger predator. Keep on answering the questions right to become ruler of the seas.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (78) 4.0 stars.
Student Ratings (29615) 4.0 stars.