Assignment: 3rd Grade Growth and Development of Organisms ES-LS1.B-1 Assignment

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8 activities: 8 games

133 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

Reproductive Strategies of Animals (Elem)

You are needed to protect baby elephants and tadpoles! In this game, you will learn the difference between r-selected and k-selected reproduction. This is a simulation that compares frogs (r-selected reproductive species) to elephants (k-selected reproductive species). You will help protect tadpoles and baby elephants as you travel through the dangers of their environment as you demonstrate your understanding of the content.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (12) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (1699) 3.8 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.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (215) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (153241) 3.8 stars.

Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Galaxy Escape

10 Bright Monsters have been captured in space and they need your help to cross the galaxy jumping between platforms, finding them, and releasing them by correctly answering each question. Each monster that you release and unlock will be available to play with in the next level, in the search for the next monster. In your journey, you’ll be able to find power-ups, like ‘Double points’ and ‘Slow down’, which can be activated by finding gems, and their duration can be extended by correctly answering a question. Unlock and release the 10 different monsters and a spaceship along 10 different levels, while you make the most possible points.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (535) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (283820) 3.9 stars.

Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Gene-slinger (Elem)

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!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (11) 4.5 stars.

Student Ratings (2244) 3.7 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 19 min

Leap (Elem)

Hop away as you learn all about reproduction strategies! In this game, you are a boot traveling through the outdoors. You will find books that will teach you about reproductive strategies. You will answer questions that are followed by challenges. The challenges will test your ability to jump and collect coins. If you struggle with a challenge, you can bypass it but you will not be able to collect more coins.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (21) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (3540) 3.4 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 18 min

Circle of Life

Life on Earth goes in cycles. Experience the life of animals belonging to different classes: birth, grow and develop, avoid the ones that are stronger than you, reproduce, and get old and die. Survive as long as you can and leave your legacy so the cycle can continue.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (58) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (9155) 3.9 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Parakeet. Flower Shop. (Elem)

In this game you will manage a flower garden through the help of pollinators. You will have to choose the best pollinator for each job and grow more and more flowers for your flower shop! This process requires careful attention to the correct pollinator. Not all of the pollinators are a good match for your flowers. If you can meet all the orders you are our hero!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (47) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (5094) 3.8 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Robo Grow

Far, far out into the deep reaches of the galaxy, there exists a space station, filled with robots, all brimming with excitement. They have just found traces of life on a distant planet and are now scurrying to learn all they can about this new form of organic life. You are Robert. A low-level maintenance droid who resides in the deeper levels of the station. Typically you would be cleaning up after the other droids but not today. Jobot, the head scientist, has called on you personally to run the tests on the newly discovered life. You will be in charge of planting, and watering flowers, You will also be tasked with taking care of the insects and animals that are growing in the lab. Playing out each important moment in their lives to get a better understanding of how life on this strange planet develops. You are a maintenance droid no longer. Today is your day to get recognized.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (8) 3.4 stars.

Student Ratings (4119) 3.8 stars.