Assignment: Variation of Inherited Traits 7.12 Assignment

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5 activities: 5 games

55 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Basketball Master

Shoot a basketball through the hoop and answer some questions along the way! The game does not have any instructional content, it simply has review questions spread throughout.

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Teacher Ratings (1032) 4.0 stars.

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Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Newton Pool

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.

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Teacher Ratings (748) 4.0 stars.

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Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Gene Mutations

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!

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Teacher Ratings (73) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (27377) 3.4 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Genetic Garden

In this game, you will use Punnett squares to breed plants with desired traits. You will have to learn about and take into consideration homozygous and heterozygous dominant/recessive types, incomplete dominance, and codominance. Correctly breed all the desired plants to win. Afterward, you will take a quiz testing what you learned.

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Teacher Ratings (99) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (22264) 3.1 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 7 min

Genetic Zoo Nursery (Mid)

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!

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Teacher Ratings (394) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (104401) 3.7 stars.