Assignment: Competition for Resources in Ecosystems MS.LS2A.b Assignment

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9 activities: 7 games, 2 assessments

106 min

Activity 1: 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 (153241) 3.8 stars.

Activity 2: 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.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (215) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (153241) 3.8 stars.

Activity 3: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min

Assessment with 5 questions from Competition for Resources in Ecosystems.

5 questions assessment

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Growth of Individuals and Populations

Have you ever wondered how populations of organisms remain in balance? This game will provide you with a virtual simulation for discovering how one population will affect another. You will need to place the organisms strategically and focus on the required resources. This will also teach you about how importance resources are for the organisms that benefit from them. Your goal is to keep all the organisms alive. Good luck!

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Teacher Ratings (74) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (13063) 3.1 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 7 min

Wheel Of Science : Interactions in the ecosystem

Wheel of Science! Get ready to learn about competitive, predatory, and mutually beneficial interactions in this fun game show. Choose the correct letters that correspond with the given clue in a similar fashion to popular game shows you may have seen on TV. Use power ups to eliminate a letter or gain an extra life. Make sure to answer correctly so you don't lose your lives!

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Teacher Ratings (100) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (23260) 2.9 stars.

Activity 6: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min

Assessment with 5 questions from Competition for Resources in Ecosystems.

5 questions assessment

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Ecosystem Tour: Africa

Have you ever wanted to go on a safari? In order to keep the animals and plants you see during your safari in harmony, you'll need to maintain a balanced ecosystem. This game will teach you about the complex interactions that plants and animals encounter out on the plains of Africa to keep their ecosystem functioning. You'll learn about how birds help lions and lions help hyenas and more.

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Teacher Ratings (86) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (26686) 3.3 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Expedition: Africa (Mid)

Martha is a student zoologist on her first big assignment to study the basic needs and behaviors of animals in Africa. She needs your help to finish her report. Join the adventure and help her match animals to their natural resources, identify animals' roles as predator and prey, and explore invasive species and competition. Do all this while playing games along the way!

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Teacher Ratings (92) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (33283) 3.8 stars.

Activity 9: 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.

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Teacher Ratings (78) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (29615) 4.0 stars.