Assignment: Biodiversity and Health of Ecosystems 6.LS4.1 Assignment

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7 activities: 7 games

84 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 17 min

DNAtion

DNAtion is an adventure about creating a healthy ecosystem. To do that, you must adapt to the universal rule of life: everything is connected with each other. Populate the continent with animals, and make sure they have everything they need to survive!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (130) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (18057) 4.3 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Zooper Bouncy Rescue

Get ready to quicky sort a variety of animals with a mini trampoline based on the ecosystem to which they belong! This is a quick and fun game that reviews the food chain and different types of ecosystems.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (59) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (13628) 3.4 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Simeco (Elem)

In this simulation, you are given the task to maintain an ecosystem. You must take charge to balance an unbalanced ecosystem of rabbits, plants, and wolves! The organisms will reproduce and eat each other. You must have to find a way to avoid the overpopulation of any species. You will receive points for each new organism that is able to be sustained in your ecosystem.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (34) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (5076) 3.7 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Invasive Frogs

Help Fox and Rook restore ecosystem stability by recreating natural mechanisms destroyed by Invasive Frogs in a world full of life. The story guides the player through interactive tasks located in the 3D world. This game teaches ecosystem stability concepts.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (27) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (18894) 3.9 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Biosphere Architect

Students act as biosphere architects! Their goal is to develop a sustainable, balanced ecosystem in which producers, herbivores, carnivores, and decomposers interact and thrive.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (86) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (32436) 4.3 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Biosphere Architect

Students act as biosphere architects! Their goal is to develop a sustainable, balanced ecosystem in which producers, herbivores, carnivores, and decomposers interact and thrive.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (86) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (32436) 4.3 stars.

Activity 7: 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 (34469) 3.5 stars.