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Earth Tap Tap

Experience Awakening - Our open-world educational game

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

3.4 Stars

TEACHERS (5)

3.2

STUDENTS (1073)

3.7

LENGTH

15 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Saves Progress

Description

Biodiversity and Humans: Help save planet Earth and enjoy nature by seeking a balance between human activity and natural resources without affecting the natural environment of plants and animals.

Vocabulary Words

ecosystem

irrigate

cultivate

contaminate

recycle

non-biodegradable

invasive species

native species

habitat

pollution

natural resource

agriculture

livestock farming

over-exploitation of resources

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Biodiversity and Humans. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

An organism’s habitat provides food, water, shelter, and space.

The availability of resources in an environment can change over time.

Some changes to an environment are caused by human activities.

When an environment changes, some organisms will move to new locations.

The introduction of an invasive species is a change to an environment caused by human activities.

Overfishing and overharvesting of resources is a change to an environment caused by human activities.

The physical characteristics of an environment can change over time.

A habitat is the place in which an animal or plant naturally lives.

When an environment changes, some new organisms will move into that environment.

Destruction or construction of a habitat is a change to an environment 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 die.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are some ways we can recycle? What is pollution? What is the importance of clean water in an environment?

After the Game

How can we do our part to reduce pollution? How does pollution effect water? Why are invasive species harmful to native species in an ecosystem? How does agriculture and livestock farming harm the habitats of animals and plants?