Assignment: Cell Division LS.2d Assignment Mitosis

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5 activities: 5 games

60 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Descendant Ascent (Mid)

You will hop to the sky! In this game, your character is a bunny who will help you learn about genetics and reproduction as you ascend a tower. Use your grappling hook to climb from wall to wall like a ninja. Dodge the dangerous spikes on each side or meet an untimely end. Watch out for the laser tripwires, and don't let go of your rope.

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Teacher Ratings (22) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (6213) 3.0 stars.

Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Gene-slinger (Mid)

It's time to take a shot at learning about reproduction and gene transfer! Use your slingshot to hit the flying objects that will 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!

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Teacher Ratings (64) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (13665) 3.4 stars.

Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Oscar's World - Gene Mutations

In this game, you will learn about genetic mutations by playing through several mini-games. You will organize the steps of meiosis and mitosis, match base pairs of DNA, model gene sequence mutations, and calculate percentages of autosomal recessive disorders. Once you have completed all the activities you will progress to Arcade Mode, where you will control your character and show your knowledge by answering multiple-choice questions.

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Teacher Ratings (78) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (13668) 3.3 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 17 min

Reproduction Buddies

In this game, you have to help your organisms make it to through the puzzle to the finish line. Each organism will reproduce sexually or asexually. You will have to figure out how your organisms reproduce. Their offspring will help you cross the obstacles to make it to the final flag. You have to make it to the flag before time runs out.

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Teacher Ratings (122) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (23529) 3.9 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Cells And Genes and Reproduction

In the first part of this game, you'll get to divide your cells until you have enough for a full organism. Once you've divided enough cells, you'll get to create offspring. You'll also compare asexual and sexual reproduction and learn why the offspring are different. After you successfully create a new organism, you will get to take a quiz that will test your knowledge over the content you just learned.

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Teacher Ratings (83) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (23367) 3.3 stars.