Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min
Assessment with 3 questions from Adaptation of Internal Structures.
3 questions assessment
Created by Catherine G on
8 activities: 6 games, 2 assessments
90 minActivity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min
3 questions assessment
Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min
In this game you will help your population endure the changing environment. Collect points to buy different genes that will change the population as reproduction cycles occur. Be careful and keep track of changes in temperature, food supply, and predators that will affect your population! Watch the timeline on the top to be aware of upcoming events, and keep an eye on the meters on the left for the overall health of your population.
Teacher Ratings (36) 4.4 stars.
Student Ratings (8257) 3.7 stars.
Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min
Explore a zoological park while learning about DNA and genetic inheritance
Teacher Ratings (51) 4.3 stars.
Student Ratings (13665) 3.3 stars.
Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min
At the start of this game, you will learn about adaptations. After a series of facts, you will race through a tunnel in a spacecraft. You must soar through barriers and collect coins. If you do not navigate around the barriers, you must answer a question correctly to continue. The start of each level gives you a new piece of information.
Teacher Ratings (184) 4.3 stars.
Student Ratings (32010) 3.6 stars.
Activity 5: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min
3 questions assessment
Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min
You are a dog breeder who must use selective breeding techniques to create a desired dog type. Many breeders use selective breeding to breed puppies who can perform specific tasks. You'll need to breed different types of dogs to reach the goal. The challenge occurs when choosing a mate for your dog; choose wisely so that you breed the dog you need!
Teacher Ratings (193) 4.1 stars.
Student Ratings (64633) 4.1 stars.
Activity 7: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min
Explore how organisms with different traits survive various selection agents within the environment. Challenge yourself to create a population of bunnies that survives with wolves as a selection pressure.
Teacher Ratings (5) 3.2 stars.
Student Ratings (6015) 3.3 stars.
Activity 8: Question Game. Estimated duration: 18 min
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.
Teacher Ratings (179) 3.8 stars.
Student Ratings (17705) 3.9 stars.