Created by nina f (Hopeful Diamond) on
9 activities: 7 games, 2 assessments
107 minActivity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min
Learn how organisms are affected over time by different environmental factors! The Incredible Life Machine is a simulator on how organism's traits change over time. It also has a reproduction module to learn how these traits are passed from parents to its offspring.
Teacher Ratings (49) 3.4 stars.
Student Ratings (10556) 3.9 stars.
Activity 2: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min
3 questions assessment
Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min
In this game, you will be tasked to train a camel for a circus while also learning about the inherited, environmental, and learned traits of an organism. The game consists of 3 unique mini game stages. Let's play and learn about traits!
Teacher Ratings (80) 3.1 stars.
Student Ratings (31939) 3.6 stars.
Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 14 min
In this game you will learn about genetics. You are a brave dinosaur navigating a dangerous obstacle course while collecting coins and answering questions. As you work through the different levels, you will see punnett squares, allele pairs, pedigree chart, dominant and recessive genes, and various dominance factors. A short quiz at the end will make sure you have a good grasp on the topics!
Teacher Ratings (13) 4.5 stars.
Student Ratings (2862) 3.6 stars.
Activity 5: Question Game. Estimated duration: 20 min
10 Bright Monsters have been captured in space and they need your help to cross the galaxy jumping between platforms, finding them, and releasing them by correctly answering each question. Each monster that you release and unlock will be available to play with in the next level, in the search for the next monster. In your journey, you’ll be able to find power-ups, like ‘Double points’ and ‘Slow down’, which can be activated by finding gems, and their duration can be extended by correctly answering a question. Unlock and release the 10 different monsters and a spaceship along 10 different levels, while you make the most possible points.
Teacher Ratings (525) 4.4 stars.
Student Ratings (280188) 3.9 stars.
Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min
An interactive game for learning heredity via dogs inheriting characteristics from their parents. In this game, you have to tend to all needs of your dog in order raise them heathfully, so you'll even pick up some tips on how to raise a dog in real life!
Teacher Ratings (26) 3.0 stars.
Student Ratings (5209) 3.9 stars.
Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 14 min
Introduce the ways in which traits influence a species' ability to survive in changing environmental conditions. Select traits from randomly generated options, search for food, build your animal pack, and watch your species change over time!
Teacher Ratings (43) 3.9 stars.
Student Ratings (14756) 3.8 stars.
Activity 8: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min
3 questions assessment
Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 12 min
A game to identify characteristics for a species that will help them survive in an environment and adapt. If a student chooses the wrong characteristic, they will die. If they choose the right one, they will flourish and prosper!
Teacher Ratings (139) 4.1 stars.
Student Ratings (43870) 4.2 stars.