Crazy Plant ShopPlant Genetics Learning Game
$5.99 per account
Note: each student will need an individual account in order to preserve save states and track student progress. Teachers will also need their own accounts to access the games.
About the Game
Crazy Plant Shop is a plant genetics learning game aligned to Common Core and Next Generation Science standards. Become a floral entrepreneur as you breed wacky plants! Use a magic Punnett square machine to determine dominant and recessive traits so you can fulfill customer orders and sustain your plant shop, learning about trait inheritance and plant genetics.
Learning Objectives
- Determine the probabilities for genotype and phenotype combinations using Punnett squares and pedigrees.
- Explain why offspring resulting from sexual reproduction have more diverse characteristics than offspring that result from asexual reproduction.
- Explain that information about how cells grow and function is contained in genes inside the chromosomes of each cell nucleus.
- Explain that during the process of reproduction the genes are passed on from the parent cells to offspring.
"Having generations of plants is invaluable because students can't possibly grow all these plants and generate the genetic diversity due to lack of growing time."
Tammie S., 7th Grade - Life Science Teacher
Revere Awards Finalist"I could see the lights coming on after playing and students became excited when they began to understand."
Amy M., Technology Coordinator
CODiE Finalist for Best Game-based Curriculum SolutionSIIA
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First Place for Most Innovative Ed Tech Product or ServiceSIIA Innovation Incubator
Runner Up for Ed Tech Product or Service Most Likely to SucceedSIIA Innovation Incubator
Curriculum
Filament Learning curriculum is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core State Standards, and Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Each supplemental curriculum unit includes a Teacher's Guide with discussion activities, workshops, labs, and assessments. Students follow along with the included Student Guide, which allows for seamless communication between the lessons and the gameplay.
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Teacher Dashboard
Check in on student progress with the Teacher Dashboard, which gives you visibility into which learning objectives your students have encountered, serving as a real-time assessment tool. If your students are stuck at any given point, the Teacher Dashboard will tell you where, so you can provide just-in-time intervention when students need it most.
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Desktop
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Internet Explorer 10 or newer, Firefox 17 or newer, Chrome 28 or newerFLASH
Flash Player 10 or newerPROCESSOR:
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Firefox 17 or newer, Chrome 28 or newer, Safari 5 or newerFLASH
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Intel core series processor or equivalentMEMORY:
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Intel core series processor or equivalentMEMORY:
2 GB RAMTablet
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iOS 7 or newerDEVICE:
iPad 2 or newerNot currently available for Android tablets.
MS-LS3-2
Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.MS-LS4-5
Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
- Organisms reproduce, either sexually or asexually, and transfer their genetic information to their offspring.
LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits
- Variations of inherited traits between parent and offspring arise from genetic differences that result from the subset of chromosomes (and therefore genes) inherited.
LS3.B: Variation of Traits
- In sexually reproducing organisms, each parent contributes half of the genes acquired (at random) by the offspring. Individuals have two of each chromosome and hence two alleles of each gene, one acquired from each parent. These versions may be identical or may differ from each other.
LS4.B: Natural Selection
- In artificial selection, humans have the capacity to influence certain characteristics of organisms by selective breeding. One can choose desired parental traits determined by genes, which are then passed on to offspring.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.3
Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.4
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–8 texts and topics.
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EduIdeal for educators (or players who prefer to play on the web)
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StandaloneIdeal for players (or educators who prefer to purchase via an app store)
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Note: each student will need an individual account in order to preserve save states and track student progress. Teachers will also need their own accounts to access the games.
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