Created by Danette S on
10 activities: 10 games
123 minActivity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min
Visually explore virtual generations of genetics in a few clicks! You will be given a character who you will give three traits of your choosing to. Next, you will get to watch your character fall in love and produce offspring. Notice what traits the baby exhibits from the parents! You will also see what happens when mutations occur!
Teacher Ratings (73) 3.6 stars.
Student Ratings (27291) 3.4 stars.
Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min
In this game, you will have to breed cats according to their genotype and phenotype to produce cats with the desired traits. Once given the criteria you have to mate a male and female with dominant and recessive traits to get the desired offspring. After fulfilling each customer's order, you will have to answer a question about genotypes, phenotypes, alleles, and heredity. Complete all cat requests to win.
Teacher Ratings (69) 3.8 stars.
Student Ratings (14384) 3.5 stars.
Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min
Go on an adventure inside a virtual world and learn about genes and traits together with Dr. Genos!
Teacher Ratings (43) 4.2 stars.
Student Ratings (18097) 3.0 stars.
Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 11 min
It's time to take a shot at learning about reproduction and gene transfer! Use your slingshot to hit the flying objects that will cross your screen. Some of the objects that you hit will provide you with facts. You will see other objects that will give you questions to answer that will boost your score. As the levels advance, the objects will move more quickly! Good luck!
Teacher Ratings (64) 4.0 stars.
Student Ratings (13660) 3.4 stars.
Activity 5: Question Game. Estimated duration: 11 min
You will learn about sexual reproduction with some fun lessons by a friendly cat. After an introduction, you will jump into a top down game where you will run from enemies as you collect DNA strands, eggs and dividing cells. If you get caught by an enemy, you'll lose a life so run quickly! Play through five levels as you learn about reproduction and variation.
Teacher Ratings (61) 4.0 stars.
Student Ratings (15896) 3.4 stars.
Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 17 min
In this game, you have to help your organisms make it to through the puzzle to the finish line. Each organism will reproduce sexually or asexually. You will have to figure out how your organisms reproduce. Their offspring will help you cross the obstacles to make it to the final flag. You have to make it to the flag before time runs out.
Teacher Ratings (120) 3.9 stars.
Student Ratings (23347) 3.9 stars.
Activity 7: Question Game. Estimated duration: 9 min
Have you ever wanted to pick what your dog would look like? Learn how to do it by playing this game. You will be asked to breed different dogs to get the traits that you want in your puppies. Good luck!
Teacher Ratings (25) 3.4 stars.
Student Ratings (6661) 3.2 stars.
Activity 8: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min
In this game, you will go on a puppy adventure and help a puppy escape from knights! To do this, you will need to collect knowledge, keys, and coins to unlock the doors and escape. Your first step is to find batteries for your flashlight so that you can see! The more you learn the faster you will beat each level and free the puppy!
Teacher Ratings (21) 4.3 stars.
Student Ratings (7303) 3.6 stars.
Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min
You are a dog breeder who must use selective breeding techniques to create a desired dog type. Many breeders use selective breeding to breed puppies who can perform specific tasks. You'll need to breed different types of dogs to reach the goal. The challenge occurs when choosing a mate for your dog; choose wisely so that you breed the dog you need!
Teacher Ratings (193) 4.1 stars.
Student Ratings (64473) 4.1 stars.
Activity 10: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min
Welcome to the Dog Breeding Center! You are sorely needed in our quest to fulfill our customer's request for dogs with specific traits. Use your extensive knowledge on artificial breeding to breed dogs with the traits that the customer needs. Stay strong because it might take a few generations to achieve the dog you are looking for, but with a little genetic luck you can do it.
Teacher Ratings (171) 4.3 stars.
Student Ratings (33026) 3.8 stars.