Biodiversity and Humans Science Games

3 games

In this series of games, your students will learn that populations live in a variety of habitats, and change in those habitats affects the organisms living there. Biodiversity and Humans learning objective — based on NGSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research.

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Concepts Covered

Organisms of the same species that live in the same place together are a population. A community is all of the populations that live together in the same space. A habitat is the place in which an animal or plant naturally lives. An organism’s habitat provides food, water, shelter, and space. An ecosystem includes all of the living organisms and nonliving components in a shared environment. Scientists have identified and classified many different types of plants and animals.

Populations live in a variety of habitats, depending on their needs. Examples of living resources are plants and animals. Examples of nonliving resources are sunlight, air, water, temperature, and soil. Interdependency means that every organism depends on other organisms to survive. Some microorganisms are beneficial to larger organisms while others are harmful. A microorganism is a very small organism that is too small to see.

The physical characteristics of an environment can change over time. The temperature of an environment can change over time. The availability of resources in an environment can change over time. Some changes to an environment are caused by human activities. Pollution is an example of a change to an environment caused by human activities. When an environment changes, some organisms will survive and reproduce. When an environment changes, some organisms will move to new locations. When an environment changes, some new organisms will move into that environment. When an environment changes, some organisms will die.

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Compare Two Numbers Estimated Duration: 4 minutes Compare Two Numbers
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Fishing Numbers Estimated Duration: 9 minutes Travel to the Great Lake, filled with plenty of different sized fish, and work with the greatest fisher mathling to catch a good haul of fish! However, he wants the correct amount of fish that have the correct numbers on them, as they are precious for his business. Learn to identify which number is greater or smaller than the other.
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Number Compare - Compare Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Create meaning of greater than, less than, and equal to by moving objects into two independent play areas and watching the graph in the middle update in real time. Choose between a bar graph and a number line, and hear the comparison statement read out loud in English and another language of your choice.
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Number Compare - Lab Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Use this interactive whiteboard to create addition, subtraction, or comparison problems without feedback. Organize objects into ten-frames to visually compare which has more, or whether the number of objects are equal. Be creative in how subtraction is modeled.
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Magical Forest Deluxe Estimated Duration: 15 minutes Find yourself in a magical forest full of treasures and adventures. Collect coins and berries, answer questions, earn points! Good luck!
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Robot Chef Estimated Duration: 18 minutes Congratulations, you are creating the first all-robot restaurant in the city! As you serve more customers, you will be able to build more robots to assist in delivering tasty treats. Attend Night School and answer questions to earn advanced robot chefs!
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