Assignment: Biomes and Biotic/Abiotic Components of an Ecosystem 4.1.7.A-1a Assignment

Created by Melanie H on

37 activities: 37 games

598 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

The Way of The Apex

Do you want to play as the largest freshwater fish apex predator Alligator Gar? or as the smallest organism zooplankton? Join Ko the Koi fish in this aquatic adventure to learn about food webs in a freshwater ecosystem!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (8) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (2534) 3.3 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

EcoKingdoms: Biodiversity and Health

You have landed the perfect job managing a park. Your success depends on the decisions you make in different scenarios. Each decision will affect four key components of the park: animal life, plant life, tourism, and money. You need to think about the impact of your choice on the four key components. Make wise choices, keep an eye on your components level, and you'll do just fine.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (172) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (26394) 3.8 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

EcoQuest: Competition for Resources

Card game about competition for resources 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 (15) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (6118) 3.8 stars.

Activity 4: 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 (8319) 3.7 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Adaptation Grove

Join a friendly (and hungry) deer, who is on a mission to repopulate the local plant population. Select different traits in order to overcome predators and environmental conditions and reach the eastern grove. Collect points, and spend them to pick new traits that will survive natural selection and become adaptations!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (6) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (2447) 3.5 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Adapt-O-Tron

A.L.O, a friendly robot from the future has come back in time in need of your help! The animals of the future are not adapting and becoming extinct! Can you use A.L.O's Adapt-O-Tron to adapt the animals correctly, making them perfectly suited to their environments? Or will you end up with a wolf with a beak or a mouse with hooves!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (35) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (19465) 4.0 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Ecosystem Tour: Africa

Have you ever wanted to go on a safari? In order to keep the animals and plants you see during your safari in harmony, you'll need to maintain a balanced ecosystem. This game will teach you about the complex interactions that plants and animals encounter out on the plains of Africa to keep their ecosystem functioning. You'll learn about how birds help lions and lions help hyenas and more.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (85) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (26554) 3.4 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 25 min

MeowSnap

Join Lana and Pebbles, two curious cats, on a pawsome adventure to explore the fascinating world of interdependent relationships! Unravel nature's secrets as our feline friends discover how creatures big and small rely on each other to thrive in their ecosystems. Get ready for a purr-fectly fun learning experience!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (4) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (202) 2.9 stars.

Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

EcoKingdoms: Biodiversity and Health

You have landed the perfect job managing a park. Your success depends on the decisions you make in different scenarios. Each decision will affect four key components of the park: animal life, plant life, tourism, and money. You need to think about the impact of your choice on the four key components. Make wise choices, keep an eye on your components level, and you'll do just fine.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (172) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (26394) 3.8 stars.

Activity 10: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

EcoQuest: Competition for Resources

Card game about competition for resources 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 (15) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (6118) 3.8 stars.

Activity 11: 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 (8319) 3.7 stars.

Activity 12: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Adaptation Grove

Join a friendly (and hungry) deer, who is on a mission to repopulate the local plant population. Select different traits in order to overcome predators and environmental conditions and reach the eastern grove. Collect points, and spend them to pick new traits that will survive natural selection and become adaptations!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (6) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (2447) 3.5 stars.

Activity 13: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Adapt-O-Tron

A.L.O, a friendly robot from the future has come back in time in need of your help! The animals of the future are not adapting and becoming extinct! Can you use A.L.O's Adapt-O-Tron to adapt the animals correctly, making them perfectly suited to their environments? Or will you end up with a wolf with a beak or a mouse with hooves!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (35) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (19465) 4.0 stars.

Activity 14: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Ecosystem Tour: Africa

Have you ever wanted to go on a safari? In order to keep the animals and plants you see during your safari in harmony, you'll need to maintain a balanced ecosystem. This game will teach you about the complex interactions that plants and animals encounter out on the plains of Africa to keep their ecosystem functioning. You'll learn about how birds help lions and lions help hyenas and more.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (85) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (26554) 3.4 stars.

Activity 15: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 25 min

MeowSnap

Join Lana and Pebbles, two curious cats, on a pawsome adventure to explore the fascinating world of interdependent relationships! Unravel nature's secrets as our feline friends discover how creatures big and small rely on each other to thrive in their ecosystems. Get ready for a purr-fectly fun learning experience!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (4) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (202) 2.9 stars.

Activity 16: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

EcoQuest: Competition for Resources

Card game about competition for resources 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 (15) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (6118) 3.8 stars.

Activity 17: 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 (8319) 3.7 stars.

Activity 18: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Adaptation Grove

Join a friendly (and hungry) deer, who is on a mission to repopulate the local plant population. Select different traits in order to overcome predators and environmental conditions and reach the eastern grove. Collect points, and spend them to pick new traits that will survive natural selection and become adaptations!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (6) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (2447) 3.5 stars.

Activity 19: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Adapt-O-Tron

A.L.O, a friendly robot from the future has come back in time in need of your help! The animals of the future are not adapting and becoming extinct! Can you use A.L.O's Adapt-O-Tron to adapt the animals correctly, making them perfectly suited to their environments? Or will you end up with a wolf with a beak or a mouse with hooves!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (35) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (19465) 4.0 stars.

Activity 20: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Ecosystem Tour: Africa

Have you ever wanted to go on a safari? In order to keep the animals and plants you see during your safari in harmony, you'll need to maintain a balanced ecosystem. This game will teach you about the complex interactions that plants and animals encounter out on the plains of Africa to keep their ecosystem functioning. You'll learn about how birds help lions and lions help hyenas and more.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (85) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (26554) 3.4 stars.

Activity 21: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 25 min

MeowSnap

Join Lana and Pebbles, two curious cats, on a pawsome adventure to explore the fascinating world of interdependent relationships! Unravel nature's secrets as our feline friends discover how creatures big and small rely on each other to thrive in their ecosystems. Get ready for a purr-fectly fun learning experience!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (4) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (202) 2.9 stars.

Activity 22: 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 (8319) 3.7 stars.

Activity 23: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Adaptation Grove

Join a friendly (and hungry) deer, who is on a mission to repopulate the local plant population. Select different traits in order to overcome predators and environmental conditions and reach the eastern grove. Collect points, and spend them to pick new traits that will survive natural selection and become adaptations!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (6) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (2447) 3.5 stars.

Activity 24: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Adapt-O-Tron

A.L.O, a friendly robot from the future has come back in time in need of your help! The animals of the future are not adapting and becoming extinct! Can you use A.L.O's Adapt-O-Tron to adapt the animals correctly, making them perfectly suited to their environments? Or will you end up with a wolf with a beak or a mouse with hooves!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (35) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (19465) 4.0 stars.

Activity 25: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Ecosystem Tour: Africa

Have you ever wanted to go on a safari? In order to keep the animals and plants you see during your safari in harmony, you'll need to maintain a balanced ecosystem. This game will teach you about the complex interactions that plants and animals encounter out on the plains of Africa to keep their ecosystem functioning. You'll learn about how birds help lions and lions help hyenas and more.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (85) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (26554) 3.4 stars.

Activity 26: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 25 min

MeowSnap

Join Lana and Pebbles, two curious cats, on a pawsome adventure to explore the fascinating world of interdependent relationships! Unravel nature's secrets as our feline friends discover how creatures big and small rely on each other to thrive in their ecosystems. Get ready for a purr-fectly fun learning experience!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (4) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (202) 2.9 stars.

Activity 27: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Adaptation Grove

Join a friendly (and hungry) deer, who is on a mission to repopulate the local plant population. Select different traits in order to overcome predators and environmental conditions and reach the eastern grove. Collect points, and spend them to pick new traits that will survive natural selection and become adaptations!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (6) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (2447) 3.5 stars.

Activity 28: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Adapt-O-Tron

A.L.O, a friendly robot from the future has come back in time in need of your help! The animals of the future are not adapting and becoming extinct! Can you use A.L.O's Adapt-O-Tron to adapt the animals correctly, making them perfectly suited to their environments? Or will you end up with a wolf with a beak or a mouse with hooves!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (35) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (19465) 4.0 stars.

Activity 29: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Ecosystem Tour: Africa

Have you ever wanted to go on a safari? In order to keep the animals and plants you see during your safari in harmony, you'll need to maintain a balanced ecosystem. This game will teach you about the complex interactions that plants and animals encounter out on the plains of Africa to keep their ecosystem functioning. You'll learn about how birds help lions and lions help hyenas and more.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (85) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (26554) 3.4 stars.

Activity 30: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 25 min

MeowSnap

Join Lana and Pebbles, two curious cats, on a pawsome adventure to explore the fascinating world of interdependent relationships! Unravel nature's secrets as our feline friends discover how creatures big and small rely on each other to thrive in their ecosystems. Get ready for a purr-fectly fun learning experience!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (4) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (202) 2.9 stars.

Activity 31: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Adapt-O-Tron

A.L.O, a friendly robot from the future has come back in time in need of your help! The animals of the future are not adapting and becoming extinct! Can you use A.L.O's Adapt-O-Tron to adapt the animals correctly, making them perfectly suited to their environments? Or will you end up with a wolf with a beak or a mouse with hooves!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (35) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (19465) 4.0 stars.

Activity 32: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Ecosystem Tour: Africa

Have you ever wanted to go on a safari? In order to keep the animals and plants you see during your safari in harmony, you'll need to maintain a balanced ecosystem. This game will teach you about the complex interactions that plants and animals encounter out on the plains of Africa to keep their ecosystem functioning. You'll learn about how birds help lions and lions help hyenas and more.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (85) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (26554) 3.4 stars.

Activity 33: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 25 min

MeowSnap

Join Lana and Pebbles, two curious cats, on a pawsome adventure to explore the fascinating world of interdependent relationships! Unravel nature's secrets as our feline friends discover how creatures big and small rely on each other to thrive in their ecosystems. Get ready for a purr-fectly fun learning experience!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (4) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (202) 2.9 stars.

Activity 34: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Ecosystem Tour: Africa

Have you ever wanted to go on a safari? In order to keep the animals and plants you see during your safari in harmony, you'll need to maintain a balanced ecosystem. This game will teach you about the complex interactions that plants and animals encounter out on the plains of Africa to keep their ecosystem functioning. You'll learn about how birds help lions and lions help hyenas and more.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (85) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (26554) 3.4 stars.

Activity 35: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 25 min

MeowSnap

Join Lana and Pebbles, two curious cats, on a pawsome adventure to explore the fascinating world of interdependent relationships! Unravel nature's secrets as our feline friends discover how creatures big and small rely on each other to thrive in their ecosystems. Get ready for a purr-fectly fun learning experience!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (4) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (202) 2.9 stars.

Activity 36: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 25 min

MeowSnap

Join Lana and Pebbles, two curious cats, on a pawsome adventure to explore the fascinating world of interdependent relationships! Unravel nature's secrets as our feline friends discover how creatures big and small rely on each other to thrive in their ecosystems. Get ready for a purr-fectly fun learning experience!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (4) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (202) 2.9 stars.

Activity 37: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Ant Colony

Help Ant and Rook in a set of challenges to establish an Ant Colony. Cooperate, interact and fight with the ecosystem to achieve your goals. Enjoy an immersive experience in the 3D world full of adventures and absorbing minigames! This game teaches iteractions in eocosystems and interdependent relationships in ecosystems concepts.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (40) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (24491) 3.7 stars.