Assignment: Solar Properties SC.8.E.5.6 Assignment

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5 activities: 5 games

68 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Sexual Reproduction

In this activity, you will observe how traits are passed from parent to offspring and how chromosome pass on genetic information. Two character, AI and Genius, will be your teachers in this game. You will learn from Al about how he reproduced asexually. This means he can make copies of himself by himself. For sexual reproduction, you will learn from Genius. You will need two different individuals to make a copy.

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Teacher Ratings (138) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (38844) 3.7 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 17 min

Cell Mechanic

Your job is to explore cells that were reported as “out of service” as a tiny submarine cell mechanic! Discover and complete different mini-games for each part of the Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells and make sure everything is up and running again!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (23) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (7999) 3.5 stars.

Activity 3: 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 (45990) 3.4 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 24 min

Super Gnomatic Rock Cycler

Go on a deep underground adventure with a gnome to learn about the rock cycle, and its three main groups: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (178) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (43863) 3.7 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Ms. Rose and Lunar Phases!

In this game, your teacher is Ms. Rose and she will help you work through a series of mini-games to learn about lunar phases. You will learn about the moon's rotation, lunar phases, and tides, all of which are products of the moon orbiting Earth. Can you fill in the missing phase on a lunar calendar or label the tilt of the moon's orbit?

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (83) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (16873) 3.3 stars.