Assignment: Biodiversity and Health of Ecosystems MS-LS2.C-2 Assignment

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5 activities: 5 games

45 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

The Ecosystem Must Die!

In this strategy game, you will play as a mad scientist attempting to deliberately cause as much damage to local ecosystems as you can! Select a weapon from your arsenal of floods, droughts, ice spells and human maladies and strike a specific territory. Match the territory type with the catastrophe for the maximum amount of damage!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (32) 3.2 stars.

Student Ratings (9992) 3.4 stars.

Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Eco-friendly Frenzy

In this game, you are an animal traveling through several ecosystems. In each ecosystem, you will meet the different animals who live there while reading interesting facts about biodiversity. As you collect animals and information, you need to avoid the predatory animals who will take your points preventing you from advancing. Beat all five levels of the game to win.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (32) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (6645) 3.5 stars.

Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Hidden Ecosystem

This game will test your understanding of biodiversity and the health of ecosystems. As you play this game, you will be quizzed on factors that influence ecosystems. The objective of this game is to answer questions correctly and to collect enough items to bring to a science potluck party at the end of the game without running out of time.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (49) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (17010) 3.5 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Project E.G.G.

It is a brave new world. In this game, you will build biomes and populate them with plants, decomposers, mammals, and birds. Watch out for threats! Various disasters will happen that threaten to wipe out some of your populations and destroy your biomes. Not to worry, as you place your organisms in other niches, your biomes will rebuild and hopefully thrive!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (43) 3.3 stars.

Student Ratings (12297) 3.0 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

EcoKingdoms: Biodiversity and Health

You have landed the perfect job managing a park. Your success depends on the decisions you make in different scenarios. Each decision will affect four key components of the park: animal life, plant life, tourism, and money. You need to think about the impact of your choice on the four key components. Make wise choices, keep an eye on your components level, and you'll do just fine.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (172) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (26500) 3.8 stars.