MS-LS4.D-1
Eureka! - Black Flag
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Game Info for Teachers
COMBINED RATING
3.7 Stars
TEACHERS (4)
4.0
STUDENTS (1070)
3.4
LENGTH
20 Minutes
GRADES
6
7
8
CAPABILITIES
ES
Spanish Language Support
Text-to-Speech Support
Saves Progress
Description
Ahoy! Join this pirate crew in their quest to protect fragile ecosystems.
Vocabulary Words
biodiversity
biome
rainforests
climate change
savannah
terrestrial biome
genetic diversity
overgrazing
habitat
marine biome
coral reefs
overfishing
runoff
fisheries
sand dunes
pollution
deforestation
taiga
coniferous trees
fragmentation
desert
sustainabilty
agriculture
solar panels,
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Biodiversity and Humans. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Habitat loss and fragmentation are threats to the biodiversity of an ecosystem.
Short- and long-term environmental changes to an ecosystem can affect the populations within the ecosystem.
A wide variety of human activities directly and indirectly affect Earth's ecosystems and the organisms within them.
Climate change is one of the biggest threats to the biodiversity of an ecosystem.
Biodiversity is the variety of species of living organisms in an ecosystem.
Earth's major biomes are located in different regions throughout the Earth.
Humans use the ecosystem to produce and harvest food.
Living things in an ecosystem require food, shelter, water, space, nutrient-rich soil, and other resources for survival.
Humans depend on ocean systems in a variety of ways, including climate stability, transportation, food, and its role in the water cycle.
Different biomes support different varieties of organisms.
Human activities can have a positive or negative effect on biodiversity in an ecosystem.
Earth's major terrestrial biomes include: tropical rain forest, savanna, temperate forest, desert, grassland, taiga, and tundra.
Artificial reefs are manmade structures that can provide new habitat for fish populations.
Overfishing in the last 100 years has caused a decline in many populations of fish in the ocean.
Earth's major aquatic ecosystems include: freshwater, estuaries, and marine.
An ecosystem consists of a group of living things and the environment in which they live.
Runoff can carry harmful chemicals from human activities into the oceans.
Overexploitation of resources by humans harms the biodiversity of ecosystems and affects human access to resources.
Changes in biodiversity can affect humans’ access to natural resources.
Ecosystems with greater biodiveristy are more stable and sustainable than those with fewer varieties of species.
Genetic diversity within a species is an important indicator of biodiversity.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What does biodiversity mean? Why do you think it is important to study biodiversity?
After the Game
How are humans impacting the biomes you explored in the game? What is the advantage of biodiversity to living things? What are three things humans can do to increase sustainability?
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Game Details
Difficulty
Content Integration
Lexile Level
705