Appendix X: Ecosystem Game Guidelines Name _____________________________ Game Menu Game Type Game Contents Required Elements Math Requirements · Players must keep a Decide which type Determine what items you All games must include the following: running tally of an of game you will will need to play the game. organism population in · Clearly defined ecosystem create. your ecosystem. For example: · Producers, consumers, decomposers For example: · Calculations must be made · Dice · Flow of energy between different roles for each turn and written as a · Card game (producer, consumer, decomposer) mathematical expression to · Movable game pieces show an increase or · Board game (with · Introduction of an invasive species decrease in population · Game board cards) (predator attacks, lose 2 from · Commensalism, mutualism, parasitism · Cards your population). · game (without cards) · Score sheets · Predator/prey relationship · Players must be able to create a graph from the · Computer game · Competition between species · Sand timer population calculations. · Physical game · Spinner (such as tag) · Environmental factors (i.e., forest fire, hurricane, volcanic eruption, etc.) · End state (how will the game end?) · Winner (how will the winner be determined?)
Appendix X: Ecosystem Game Guidelines Name _____________________________ Game Menu Game Type Decide which type of game you will create. For example: · Card game · Board game (with cards) · game (without cards) · Computer game · Physical game (such as tag) Game Contents Determine what items you will need to play the game. For example: · Dice · Movable game pieces · Game board · Cards · Score sheets · Sand timer · Spinner Required Elements All games must include the following: · Clearly defined ecosystem · Producers, consumers, decomposers · Flow of energy between different roles (producer, consumer, decomposer) · Introduction of an invasive species · Commensalism, mutualism, parasitism · Predator/prey relationship · Competition between species · Environmental factors (i.e., forest fire, hurricane, volcanic eruption, etc.) · End state (how will the game end?) · Winner (how will the winner be determined?) Math Requirements · Players must keep a running tally of an organism population in your ecosystem. · Calculations must be made for each turn and written as a mathematical expression to show an increase or decrease in population (predator attacks, lose 2 from your population). · Players must be able to create a graph from the population calculations.