Created by Jeremy S on
7 activities: 7 games
88 minActivity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min
Visually explore virtual generations of genetics in a few clicks! You will be given a character who you will give three traits of your choosing to. Next, you will get to watch your character fall in love and produce offspring. Notice what traits the baby exhibits from the parents! You will also see what happens when mutations occur!
Teacher Ratings (73) 3.6 stars.
Student Ratings (27292) 3.4 stars.
Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min
Explore a zoological park while learning about DNA and genetic inheritance
Teacher Ratings (38) 4.4 stars.
Student Ratings (11476) 3.2 stars.
Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min
The game consists of hand-crafted levels where the player controls a white ball. The goal of each level is to get the white ball to the end of the level in as few moves as possible, while racking up points by bumping golden balls into obstacles on the way! The game does not have any instructional math content, it simply has math review questions spread throughout.
Teacher Ratings (724) 4.0 stars.
Student Ratings (247949) 4.0 stars.
Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 20 min
10 Bright Monsters have been captured in space and they need your help to cross the galaxy jumping between platforms, finding them, and releasing them by correctly answering each question. Each monster that you release and unlock will be available to play with in the next level, in the search for the next monster. In your journey, you’ll be able to find power-ups, like ‘Double points’ and ‘Slow down’, which can be activated by finding gems, and their duration can be extended by correctly answering a question. Unlock and release the 10 different monsters and a spaceship along 10 different levels, while you make the most possible points.
Teacher Ratings (447) 4.4 stars.
Student Ratings (250707) 3.9 stars.
Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min
In this game, you will learn about how and why DNA mutations occur during cell reproduction. You will be challenged to match appropriate nucleotides making up a DNA strand. Through the use of a DNA replication simulation, you will learn about substitution mutations, insertion mutations and deletion mutations. In between game segments, information is provided about what mutations are and what causes them.
Teacher Ratings (89) 3.6 stars.
Student Ratings (13142) 2.3 stars.
Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min
Help Helix fix the broken parts of her DNA project so she doesn't fail her exam ! Learn about Genes and Traits in the process through various minigames or plot related events in this galactic visual novel style game.
Teacher Ratings (8) 3.9 stars.
Student Ratings (2447) 3.0 stars.
Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 7 min
In this game, you will learn about genetics. A zookeeper has mixed up children and parents in the zoo. It's your job to use genetic information to place children with the correct parents. Many traits are inherited, so you will use clues to match parents with children. Study each genetic report carefully to make sure you can get these children back to their parents. Good luck!
Teacher Ratings (394) 4.3 stars.
Student Ratings (104284) 3.7 stars.