Species Extinction Science Games

In this series of games, your students will learn that some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere. Species Extinction learning objective — based on NGSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research.

Scroll down for a preview of this learning objective’s games and the concepts.

Concepts Covered

Scientists have identified and classified many different types of plants and animals. A species is a group of similar organisms that reproduce with each other.

Extinction occurs when all of the members of a species die. An example of animals that became extinct is the dinosaurs. Some extinct species look similar to species that exist today.

Fossils are the remains or traces of living organisms that lived a long time ago. Fossils provide evidence of organisms that lived long ago but have become extinct.

A preview of each game in the learning objective is found below.

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