For Class: Common Ancestry and Natural Selection - Free Educational Games - Legends of Learning

Assignment: Common Ancestry and Natural Selection

Created by Charisse D (Magic Hurricane) on 01/10/2023

9 activities: 9 games

113 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 18 min

Defender: Natural Selection

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.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (179) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (17736) 3.9 stars.

Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 18 min

Defender: Natural Selection

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.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (179) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (17736) 3.9 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Walter's Travels - Natural Selection (Mid)

Walter the explorer is on a journey to learn about Natural Selection. Follow Walter in the first round to match bird beaks and feet with the proper species. When you finish the first round, you will meet Walter's chameleon friend and try to identify camouflaged animals. You will enjoy these and other mini-games with Walter. You will finalize the journey with Walter in arcade mode.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (113) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (28666) 3.4 stars.

Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 18 min

Defender: Natural Selection

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.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (179) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (17736) 3.9 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min

Learning with Darwin

Charles Darwin will teach you about natural selection. Listen and learn as Darwin narrates his story to you. You will have to remember what Darwin teaches you so that you can apply his theories later in the game. After you complete a quiz, you will have to try keeping a species alive in its environment for 1,000,000 years. Use your knowledge to help your species adapt and survive.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (123) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (34157) 3.8 stars.

Activity 6: Question Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Final Approach: Common Ancestry

You will begin the game by filling your vessel with energy when you answer questions about embryological evidence for common ancestry. Next, you will maneuver your vessel to reach the end of the level. Collect points along the way while avoiding hazards. You must make it to the end without running out of energy to win each level. Complete all three levels to score the most points!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (22) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (3367) 2.9 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Evolution (Mid)

In this game, you will explore evolution first hand. You direct a single cell organism as it seeks out food and evolves overtime. As you seek out nutrients, you will need to watch out for threats and predators. Along the way, you will learn new information about evolution and test your knowledge as you advance through the levels.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (34) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (7024) 3.4 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Walter's Travels - Evolution & Fossils (Mid)

Meet Walter, a smart, talking dog who is going to show you around the interesting world of evolution. Walter will be your guide and give you information on the subject! You will use your knowledge and play mini-games to help Walter investigate match limb bones to correct animals, dig for fossils, compare embryos. You'll get to practice your memory, make identifications, and even race a car.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (82) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (27046) 3.4 stars.

Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Ms. Rose & Common Ancestry!

Kick back at the beach with Ms. Rose as she guides you in this game! You will complete six mini-games in which you will learn about common ancestry as evidenced by embryonic similarities. Each mini-game will present a small chunk of new information, along with a task or two to complete. Play through all six mini-games to win!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (198) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (42940) 3.7 stars.

Description

Standards

LA Science

Topics

MS.LS4B.a Natural Selection
MS.LS4A.c Embryological Evidence for Common Ancestry

Vocabulary

natural selection, trait, adaptation, species, genetic variation, abiotic, genetic mutation, sexual selection, habitat, natural selection, trait, adaptation, species, genetic variation, abiotic, genetic mutation, sexual selection, habitat, adaptation, behavioral adaptations, evolution, natural selection, physiological adaptations, reproduction, structural adaptation, traits, variations, natural selection, trait, adaptation, species, genetic variation, abiotic, genetic mutation, sexual selection, habitat, variations, unfavorable variation, reproduction stage, species, mutations, genome, inherit, evolution, natural selection, vertebrates, spinal column, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, embryos, embryology,, evolution, homologous structures, analogous structures, embryological development, DNA, common ancestor, adaptation, evolution, species, sedimentary, diversity, traits, anatomy, Darwin, fossil, adaptation, genome, rock layers, embryo, vertebrate, invertebrate, fish, mammal, amphibian, bird, dorsal nerve cord, notochord, pharyngeal slits, tail