Assignment: Food Webs in an Ecosystem 7.5B Assignment

Created by Tanya M on

6 activities: 6 games

88 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Animal Control

In this game, you'll be developing your own world! You'll need to balance the ecosystem's resources to keep all the animals alive. You will receive money based on the number of organisms your ecosystem is able to support. If there are too many predators or too little competition, you'll lose money in the game. Try to have the most balanced ecosystem possible!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (55) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (20411) 3.4 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Tiny Ecosystem

Create your own ecosystem and keep it balanced. Help different species survive!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (24) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (3357) 2.6 stars.

Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Don't Get Eaten (Mid)

You are a dinosaur trying to survive all the way to the candy store! Throughout your journey, gain points by answering questions all about producers, consumers, and decomposers and the flow of energy in the ecosystem. Watch out for thorn bushes, bow and arrows, and spider traps. Answer and jump your way through all five levels to beat the game!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (131) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (32484) 3.4 stars.

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!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (74) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (13063) 3.1 stars.

Activity 5: 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!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (92) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (33227) 3.8 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

What Eats What (Mid)

You will learn all about food chains and food webs, and each module will teach you a different component. After each module, you will have a chance to practice labeling the different parts of a food chain and food web. Correctly labeling the parts of a food chain and food web will yield more points. Don't worry....if you make a mistake, you can always try again!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (418) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (69339) 3.4 stars.