Assignment: Genes and Heredity SC.7.L.16.1 Assignment

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4 activities: 3 games, 1 assessment

55 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Gene Mutations

Visually explore virtual generations of genetics in a few clicks! You will be given a character who you will give three traits of your choosing to. Next, you will get to watch your character fall in love and produce offspring. Notice what traits the baby exhibits from the parents! You will also see what happens when mutations occur!

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Teacher Ratings (73) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (27292) 3.4 stars.

Activity 2: Assessment. Estimated duration: 20 min

Assessment with 20 questions from Genes and Heredity.

20 questions assessment

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Helping Helix

Help Helix fix the broken parts of her DNA project so she doesn't fail her exam ! Learn about Genes and Traits in the process through various minigames or plot related events in this galactic visual novel style game.

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Teacher Ratings (8) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (2448) 3.0 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Genetic Zoo

Explore a zoological park while learning about DNA and genetic inheritance

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Teacher Ratings (39) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (11560) 3.2 stars.