Assignment: Evolution Games

Created by Marie B on

5 activities: 5 games

66 min

Activity 1: 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 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min

Learning with Darwin

Charles Darwin will teach you about natural selection. Listen and learn as Darwin narrates his story to you. You will have to remember what Darwin teaches you so that you can apply his theories later in the game. After you complete a quiz, you will have to try keeping a species alive in its environment for 1,000,000 years. Use your knowledge to help your species adapt and survive.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (118) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (32378) 3.8 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Adaptations Around the World

Explore and adapt through different biomes and meet interesting animals.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (44) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (27659) 4.4 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Adapt

In this game you will help your population endure the changing environment. Collect points to buy different genes that will change the population as reproduction cycles occur. Be careful and keep track of changes in temperature, food supply, and predators that will affect your population! Watch the timeline on the top to be aware of upcoming events, and keep an eye on the meters on the left for the overall health of your population.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (29) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (6851) 3.7 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Live Long and Prosper

A game to identify characteristics for a species that will help them survive in an environment and adapt. If a student chooses the wrong characteristic, they will die. If they choose the right one, they will flourish and prosper!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (131) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (41561) 4.2 stars.