Assignment: Game Assignment Defender: Natural Selection (Copy)

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5 activities: 5 games

61 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Educagent

You are tasked with infiltrating the headquarters of a corrupt corporation. You must make it to the mainframe computer on the top floor to collect evidence for an investigation.

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Teacher Ratings (215) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (153241) 3.8 stars.

Activity 2: 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.

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Teacher Ratings (123) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (34157) 3.8 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

Blob Tales

You are a new never been seen before species: the blobs. As with every other living creature, your goal is to reproduce and survive. In this game, you must quickly grasp the principles of natural selection and heredity in order to populate the world. Learn how heredity and environment play a role in the survival of the species.

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Teacher Ratings (64) 3.4 stars.

Student Ratings (15823) 3.0 stars.

Activity 4: 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.

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Teacher Ratings (113) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (28666) 3.4 stars.

Activity 5: 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.

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Teacher Ratings (179) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (17736) 3.9 stars.