Assignment: Ecosystem Games

Created by Ashley R on

8 activities: 8 games

110 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 18 min

Food Webs Around the World

Visit various biomes around the world. Collect all the plant and animal cards to learn about their roles in their ecosystem.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (79) 4.7 stars.

Student Ratings (40254) 3.6 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Changes in Ecosystems Over Time (Elem)

The Changes in Ecosystem is interactive gameplay in EcoSystems. The gameplay will walk through the scientific vocabulary associated with Ecosystem Changes. Educate on ecological succession, the carbon, nitrogen and global warming concepts through impressive visuals.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (6) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (12667) 3.8 stars.

Activity 3: 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 (14) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (8802) 3.7 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Food Webs

Vee and PC-101 are aliens from planet Z, and they are wandering from planet to planet to learn about their habitats! Take a journey with Vee and PC-101 to learn about the food webs of Earth's organisms!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (115) 4.5 stars.

Student Ratings (73150) 3.9 stars.

Activity 5: 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 (13063) 3.1 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

EcoKingdoms: Growth of Populations

You've been hired as a park manager. You will make choices that impact the number of visitors in the park, the plants, animals, and park funds. You need to keep everything in balance in order to keep your job. The meters will show you the impact of your choice. Watch the meters; if you mismanage the park, you will be fired.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (114) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (13406) 3.7 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

EcoKingdoms: Growth of Populations

You've been hired as a park manager. You will make choices that impact the number of visitors in the park, the plants, animals, and park funds. You need to keep everything in balance in order to keep your job. The meters will show you the impact of your choice. Watch the meters; if you mismanage the park, you will be fired.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (114) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (13406) 3.7 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

EcoQuest: Interactions in Ecosystems

A card game about relationships 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 (10) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (6127) 3.7 stars.