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5 activities: 5 games
57 minActivity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 18 min
Flinging madness! Master environment specific adaptations in this slingshot-filled puzzle game. Traverse diverse biomes whilst experiencing natural selection first hand.
Teacher Ratings (39) 4.6 stars.
Student Ratings (7643) 3.9 stars.
Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min
In this game you will help your population endure the changing environment. Collect points to buy different genes that will change the population as reproduction cycles occur. Be careful and keep track of changes in temperature, food supply, and predators that will affect your population! Watch the timeline on the top to be aware of upcoming events, and keep an eye on the meters on the left for the overall health of your population.
Teacher Ratings (36) 4.4 stars.
Student Ratings (8263) 3.7 stars.
Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 12 min
A game to identify characteristics for a species that will help them survive in an environment and adapt. If a student chooses the wrong characteristic, they will die. If they choose the right one, they will flourish and prosper!
Teacher Ratings (136) 4.1 stars.
Student Ratings (43528) 4.2 stars.
Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min
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.
Teacher Ratings (121) 3.6 stars.
Student Ratings (33465) 3.8 stars.
Activity 5: Video Game. Estimated duration: 5 min
This educational video introduces middle schoolers to natural selection, showing how animals adapt to survive in their environments over time.
Teacher Ratings (2) 5.0 stars.
Student Ratings (1827) 3.4 stars.