Assignment: Cellular Reproduction and Genetics

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8 activities: 8 games

87 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Hangman

This is a digital version of an old favorite - hangman! During the game, you will be tested on your knowledge of genetics vocabulary. You'll be given clues before you guess the letters to the phrase that you need to complete. After each round, you'll receive additional information to help you understand the clues you were given. Choose your letters carefully or else you will lose the round.

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Teacher Ratings (159) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (26324) 3.3 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Mendel's Pet Ranch

In this game, you are in control of a pet breeding business at Mendel's Pet Ranch. You will explore how inheritance and dominance work with Punnett squares while trying to breed offspring with specific characteristics. You will need to breed pets that are exact copies of what your customers ask for. Some challenges will involve multiple steps before you can complete your customer's order.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (77) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (14402) 3.5 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 17 min

Reproduction Buddies

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.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (122) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (23572) 3.9 stars.

Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Gene-slinger (Mid)

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!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (64) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (13665) 3.4 stars.

Activity 5: Question Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

Apparent Parent

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.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (61) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (15896) 3.4 stars.

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!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (73) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (27447) 3.4 stars.

Activity 7: 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.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (139) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (38923) 3.7 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 7 min

Genetic Zoo Nursery (Mid)

In this game, you will learn about genetics. A zookeeper has mixed up children and parents in the zoo. It's your job to use genetic information to place children with the correct parents. Many traits are inherited, so you will use clues to match parents with children. Study each genetic report carefully to make sure you can get these children back to their parents. Good luck!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (394) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (104435) 3.7 stars.