Assignment: Predators and Prey LS.8b Assignment

Created by Karen P on

3 activities: 3 games

35 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 7 min

Dolphin Aquarium

In this game, you are tasked with balancing the ecosystem of an aquarium that houses a dolphin and an octopus. You only have to focus on biotic factors in the aquarium, since most of the abiotic factors are taken care of. You will have to balance multiple life forms so you will need to be careful of what you add to the aquarium.

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Teacher Ratings (55) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (20723) 3.7 stars.

Activity 2: 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 (13031) 3.1 stars.

Activity 3: Question Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Blast Through the Ecosystem

At the start of this game, you will learn about ecosystems. After a series of facts, you will race through a tunnel in a spacecraft. You must soar through barriers and collect coins. If you do not navigate around the barriers, you must answer a question correctly to continue. The start of each level gives you a new piece of information.

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Teacher Ratings (26) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (7056) 3.4 stars.