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Assignment: Ecosystems (play 2nd)

Created by Danni E (Neon Universe) on 01/16/2024

7 activities: 7 games

71 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

EcoKingdoms: Biodiversity and Health

You have landed the perfect job managing a park. Your success depends on the decisions you make in different scenarios. Each decision will affect four key components of the park: animal life, plant life, tourism, and money. You need to think about the impact of your choice on the four key components. Make wise choices, keep an eye on your components level, and you'll do just fine.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (173) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (26518) 3.8 stars.

Activity 2: 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.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

EcoQuest: Competition for Resources

Card game about competition for resources in the ecosystem. In this game the board represents an ecosystem and the cards the biotic and abiotic factors that form it.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (18) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (9487) 3.8 stars.

Activity 4: 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.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

EcoQuest: Competition for Resources

Card game about competition for resources in the ecosystem. In this game the board represents an ecosystem and the cards the biotic and abiotic factors that form it.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (18) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (9487) 3.8 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

EcoQuest: Competition for Resources

Card game about competition for resources in the ecosystem. In this game the board represents an ecosystem and the cards the biotic and abiotic factors that form it.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (18) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (9487) 3.8 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Ecosystem Simulator

In this game, players are charged with creating and managing a sustainable ecosystem. They must balance the needs of the species in their care while also dealing with the impact of humans on the environment. The game challenges players to think critically about the best ways to manage resources and protect the natural world.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (21) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (11528) 3.8 stars.

Description

Standards

UT Science

Topics

6.4.4 Effects Of Changes To The Ecosystem

Vocabulary

biodiversity, ecosystem, habitat, niche, predator, carnivore, herbivore, trade-off, extinct, human exploitation, invasive species, ecosystem, biodiversity, genetic diversity, species diversity, ecosystem diversity, genes, habitat destruction, population pollution, climate change, pollution, toxic chemicals, nitrogen, phosphate fertilizers, native species, global warming, renewable energy, nonrenewable energy, pollination,, ecosystem, inexhaustible, biotic factors, exploitative competition, decomposer, invasive species, population, pollination, prey, extinct, human exploitation, invasive species, ecosystem, biodiversity, genetic diversity, species diversity, ecosystem diversity, genes, habitat destruction, population pollution, climate change, pollution, toxic chemicals, nitrogen, phosphate fertilizers, native species, global warming, renewable energy, nonrenewable energy, pollination,, ecosystem, inexhaustible, biotic factors, exploitative competition, decomposer, invasive species, population, pollination, prey, ecosystem, inexhaustible, biotic factors, exploitative competition, decomposer, invasive species, population, pollination, prey, ecosystem, population, diversity, predators, secondary succession, extinction, flooding, disease