Learning Goals
Students will be able to investigate how animal adaptations affect survival in different habitats and ecosystem conditions.
Students will be able to explain how natural selection changes which traits become more common over time in an ecosystem.
Students will be able to analyze how ecosystem relationships among plants, animals, habitats, and climate events affect survival.
Students will be able to justify how human impacts on Earth systems can alter habitat conditions and species survival.
Students will be able to synthesize user and scientific evidence into a clear How Might We problem statement for a younger audience card game.
Students will be able to prototype and refine ecosystem card game cards, rules, and event effects based on playtesting feedback.
Students will be able to collaborate to design, test, and revise a playable ecosystem game system that communicates scientific ideas clearly.
Products
Individual Ecosystem Research Brief and Prototype Card Set
Each student creates a one-page research brief with firsthand evidence from a user interaction, plus an individual prototype card set for one animal, one plant, or one event. The work must show how scientific evidence and user needs shaped the design.
Collaborative Ecosystem Card Game and Tournament Kit
Teams combine individual research and prototypes into a playable card game with habitat cards, rule cards, event cards, and a short presentation for the expo. The final system must include a shared How Might We statement and a higher-fidelity prototype ready for authentic stakeholders to test.
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