Assignment: Phanerozoic Life of Planet Earth

Created by Eric L on

4 activities: 4 games

61 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 18 min

Fossil Hunter

Finally, the day has arrived for your very first archeological dig! You need to help Ellie find fossils and return them to their proper place in the Geologic Time Scale! You will quickly discover you have a lot to learn as you start your fieldwork. Advance through the training sites to score energy points that you can use to assist you in digging up valuable fossils. Are you ready to dig in?

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (119) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (19295) 3.4 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Jurassic Art

You are an archeologist who owns a dinosaur museum. Your goal is to fulfill your museum with collections of dinosaur fossils, which means that you must excavate the desert and find them!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (17) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (4405) 3.7 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Ms. Rose and the Fossil Record!

This time Ms. Rose is the curator of the museum, and she is reviewing information about the fossil record. You will play various mini-games to learn more about the fossil record, and help put back together Rexxy, the museum's resident dinosaur. Before you play each mini-game, Ms. Rose teaches you about a specific part of the fossil record. Collect all the bones by completing all the mini-games.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (70) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (19806) 3.4 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Mine Tales

Follow a spaceship pilot and her cute AI companion in their Earth adventures: dig your way through the layers of sediment to find ore, gems, fossils and ancient relics. Show your mining prowess and obtain the most valuable treasure of them all - knowledge!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (81) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (24341) 4.2 stars.