Assignment: Gene Mutations MS-LS3.B-2 Assignment (Copy)

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6 activities: 3 games, 2 assessments

48 min

Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 10 min

Assessment with 10 questions from Sexual Reproduction and Genetic Variation.

10 questions assessment

Activity 2: Question Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Educagent

You are tasked with infiltrating the headquarters of a corrupt corporation. You must make it to the mainframe computer on the top floor to collect evidence for an investigation.

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Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Sexual Reproduction

In this activity, you will observe how traits are passed from parent to offspring and how chromosome pass on genetic information. Two character, AI and Genius, will be your teachers in this game. You will learn from Al about how he reproduced asexually. This means he can make copies of himself by himself. For sexual reproduction, you will learn from Genius. You will need two different individuals to make a copy.

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Activity 4: Video. Estimated duration: 5 min

5 min video on Gene Mutations

5 min video on Gene Mutations

Activity 5: Assessment. Estimated duration: 3 min

Assessment with 3 questions from Gene Mutations.

3 questions assessment

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Gene Mutations

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!

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Teacher Ratings (73) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (27377) 3.4 stars.