Assignment: Intro Evolution

Created by Myrna R on

4 activities: 4 games

55 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Mine Tales

Follow a spaceship pilot and her cute AI companion in their Earth adventures: dig your way through the layers of sediment to find ore, gems, fossils and ancient relics. Show your mining prowess and obtain the most valuable treasure of them all - knowledge!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (81) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (24247) 4.2 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

History of Planet Earth

Did you know that Earth's surface is constantly changing? Play with the elements to see how it changes earths layers. Use a simulation to learn about deposition, sedimentary rocks, and fossils!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (107) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (43789) 3.9 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 17 min

Dig Adventure - Reconstructing Evolution (Elem)

In this game, you are a paleontologist digging for ancient fossils. Dig through the Earth to find all ten missing fossils to try to reconstruct the ancient skeletons. While you dig, spiders will attack from above, and if you dig too much, your character get too tired to keep going. Once you've gathered all the fossils, you will get to assemble the skeleton you've discovered!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (53) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (21605) 3.9 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Evolution (Elem)

In this game, you will explore evolution first hand. You direct a single cell organism as it seeks out food and evolves overtime. As you seek out nutrients, you will need to watch out for threats and predators. Along the way, you will learn new information about evolution and test your knowledge as you advance through the levels.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (19) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (5463) 3.8 stars.