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Deer Me: A Predator/Prey Simulation
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In this activity, learners will simulate the interactions between a predator population of gray wolves and a prey population of deer in a forest.
Dogs and More Dogs
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In this activity, learners play an evolution card game to see how selective pressures can affect an organism's evolution.
Life in a Nutshell
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In this multi-faceted game (on pages 25-35), learners recreate what happens to creatures in the Brazilian rain forest as they grow from egg to adult—especially those that use fallen, empty Brazil nut
Extreme Lifestyles
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In this matching game, learners study the limits of life on Earth to see what other places in the solar system might sustain microbial life.
Wolf Survival is Just a Roll Away
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In this simulation activity, learners will raise a pack of wolves under ten different conditions: without human interference and with human interference.
Wolf Survival
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In this activity, some learners pretend to be wolves, while the other learners pretend to be the prey of the wolf. The goal of the simulation is to have the wolves work together to survive.
I Am/Who Has: A Litter Matching Game
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In this game, learners match descriptions of marine debris (shoes, batteries, paper towels, etc.) to images of these items.
Who Can Harvest a Walleye?
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This activity focuses on interactions within Earth systems and the effects of human activities. In this activity learners build a biomass pyramid.
Exploring Symbiosis
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In this activity, learners discover which plants and animals have symbiotic relationships and how this impacts each organism.
Endangered!
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While playing a game, learners discover how the Endangered Species Act works in the United States. Learners move along a game board by answering questions correctly.
The Adaptation Game
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To convey the concept of how animals adapt to survive, this game asks learners to imagine what adaptations a given animal would need to live in a certain environment—including environments where such
Leaf Living
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In this outdoor fall activity, learners find out what living in or under a layer of leaves is like.
Mushroom Murder Mystery
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In this game (p.28 of PDF), learners discover different fungal lifestyles and the various roles that fungi play in nature. Learners play the roles of fungi and must find their corresponding trees.
North American Endangered Amphibians Card Game
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In this activity, learners can play two card games related to endangered species, specifically North American amphibians.
I Spy Nano!
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In this game, learners try to find nano-related objects on a game board. Learners investigate the different ways nano is in the world around us.
Stabilization Wedges Game
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This game introduces learners to the scale of the greenhouse gas problem, plus technologies that already exist to dramatically reduce our carbon emissions and prevent climate change.