Assignment: Patterns of Heredity 7.L.2.2 Assignment

Created by Kewana A on

6 activities: 4 games, 2 assessments

65 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Oscar's World - Gene and Traits

Learn from Oscar about the basics of DNA. This game is a series of activities that will teach you about DNA, genes, traits, and mutations. Oscar will use different interactive lessons and simulations to help you understand the material. After Oscar is satisfied with what you've learned, you can unlock the arcade mode and use the knowledge you've learned to get the most points.

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Teacher Ratings (95) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (22191) 3.1 stars.

Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Educagent

You are tasked with infiltrating the headquarters of a corrupt corporation. You must make it to the mainframe computer on the top floor to collect evidence for an investigation.

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Teacher Ratings (214) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (150378) 3.8 stars.

Activity 3: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions from Patterns of Heredity.

3 questions assessment

Activity 4: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min

Assessment with 5 questions from Patterns of Heredity.

5 questions assessment

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Genetic Garden

In this game, you will use Punnett squares to breed plants with desired traits. You will have to learn about and take into consideration homozygous and heterozygous dominant/recessive types, incomplete dominance, and codominance. Correctly breed all the desired plants to win. Afterward, you will take a quiz testing what you learned.

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Teacher Ratings (99) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (22196) 3.1 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 7 min

Genetic Zoo Nursery (Mid)

In this game, you will learn about genetics. A zookeeper has mixed up children and parents in the zoo. It's your job to use genetic information to place children with the correct parents. Many traits are inherited, so you will use clues to match parents with children. Study each genetic report carefully to make sure you can get these children back to their parents. Good luck!

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Teacher Ratings (394) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (104264) 3.7 stars.