Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 2 min
Assessment with 2 questions from Biodiversity and Health of Ecosystems.
2 questions assessment
Activity 2: 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 (12299) 3.0 stars.
Activity 3: Assessment. Estimated duration: 2 min
Assessment with 2 questions from Biodiversity and Health of Ecosystems.
2 questions assessment
Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 14 min
Growth of Individuals and Populations
Have you ever wondered how populations of organisms remain in balance? This game will provide you with a virtual simulation for discovering how one population will affect another. You will need to place the organisms strategically and focus on the required resources. This will also teach you about how importance resources are for the organisms that benefit from them. Your goal is to keep all the organisms alive. Good luck!
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (74) 3.5 stars.
Student Ratings (13063) 3.1 stars.
Activity 5: Assessment. Estimated duration: 2 min
Assessment with 2 questions from Biodiversity and Health of Ecosystems.
2 questions assessment
Activity 6: 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 (17020) 3.5 stars.
Activity 7: Assessment. Estimated duration: 2 min
Assessment with 2 questions from Biodiversity and Health of Ecosystems.
2 questions assessment
Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min
Ecoplay and Biodiversity
Say, "Hello, again!" to the dodo bird, an organism that went extinct many years age. In this game, the dodo will try to make a comeback based on your performance during the game. You will learn the factors that affect our ecosystems and biodiversity, and you will use your knowledge to complete a variety of interactive activities, like building a food chain and pollinating a flower.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (96) 3.9 stars.
Student Ratings (34978) 3.5 stars.