Assignment: Cell Structures and Functions (Copy)

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5 activities: 4 games, 1 assessment

35 min

Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min

Cell Structures and Functions

5 questions assessment

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Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 7 min

Microscopic World - Cells and Life

Look out! Enemy bacteria are chasing you down as you, a bacterium, gobble up food around you. In this game you've got to eat or be eaten! Throughout the game, you must answer questions and learn information from the "Knowledge Time" screens about cellular organisms to earn power-ups and win the game. You have ten rounds to complete to finish the game.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (220) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (54588) 3.1 stars.

Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 6 min

Let's Build a Cell

Do you have what it takes to build your very own cell? Read about cells and answer questions about them to add each organelle to the growing cell. Compare plants and animal cells visually as you learn about what you're made of! Build both plant and animal cells and learn about each cell part. You will earn points as you go through the game.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (265) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (44297) 3.4 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Cell Attack

Bombs away! Attack incoming bombs with your rockets in this missile command like game. To defend the planet, you need to identify the proper function of organelles, and you need to identify those organelles in a cell. In Cell Attack, you will save the day based on your ability to identify cell structures. Good luck!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (189) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (45983) 3.4 stars.

Activity 5: Question Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

Cells And Life

In this game, you are flying through a science lab examining cells and organisms of various types, including various species of prokaryotes and eukaryotes, with a microscope. You have to destroy the cells! Flying over floating microscopes spawns cell-related questions that aid in your mission, if you answer them correctly. Three levels of challenge each end with a "boss" organism to defeat.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (232) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (48136) 3.3 stars.