Assignment: 4.1 - Interdependence

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6 activities: 6 games

75 min

Activity 1: 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 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Out at Large

It's time to take a shot at learning about ecosystems! Hit the flying objects that cross your screen. Some of the objects that you hit will provide you with facts. You will see other objects that will give you questions to answer that will boost your score. As the levels advance, the objects will move more quickly! Good luck!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (51) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (11011) 3.4 stars.

Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Tower Puzzle: Interactions (Mid)

You need to solve a puzzle and get a ball from the top of a tower to its base, without the ball falling to either side. To get to the puzzle, you will first learn about the interactions between organisms within an ecosystem. You will learn terms, definitions, and facts about the ecosystem. A short quiz will check your understanding and open the game!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (91) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (17655) 3.6 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Expedition: Africa (Mid)

Martha is a student zoologist on her first big assignment to study the basic needs and behaviors of animals in Africa. She needs your help to finish her report. Join the adventure and help her match animals to their natural resources, identify animals' roles as predator and prey, and explore invasive species and competition. Do all this while playing games along the way!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (92) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (33283) 3.8 stars.

Activity 5: 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 6: 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.