| Deals with | biology // cells |
| Cellular Membrane // Structure // Organelles | |
| Intended for | high school |
| Available on | Web |
| Cost | free |
| Developed by |
SPONGELAB
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| Website at |
http://www.spongelab.com/game_pages/BAC.cfm
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Overview
Build-A-Cell is a drag and drop game to teach students about the organelles and organelle substructures within a plant, animal, bacterial, and fungal cell.
How to play Build-a-Cell
Drag the first organelle from the tray on the right side
As each organelle is placed in the cell, the next one is unlocked and the lock disappears
Information on each organelle is visible on the left side, click on the organelle to view
The lock and blue arrow indicates this organelle has a sub-structure that needs to assembled before it is placed in the cell a. Click on the organelle and a new window appears b. Drag the components into the centre window to form the sub structure c. Drag the new organelle into the cell
Notice the interaction happening in the cell
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| Player Reviews By everyone else (and you!) |
7 / 15 | |
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1 / 5 |
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3 / 5 |
May 15, 2014
Dream Master
Player
Pretty much a drag-and-drop game that doesn't require any more involvement, as any F-student could easily breeze through the game by just continually dragging and dropping components in the center screen, without any precision or knowledge required, and could breeze past reading the descriptions of each organelle. I'm afraid this game is too short, and incredibly boring. For teaching Cell Biology, there needs to be a game where the player can help simulate the organelles' functions, as opposed to just being told about them in a textbook-like manner.
Fun rating: 0 out of 5
Learning rating: 0 out of 5
Science rating: 4 out of 5
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4 / 15
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March 14, 2014
Guinevere Simpson
Player
It's a really simple game: all the information about the different elements of a cell is given to you, the building proces is step by step and it's not possible to give incorrent information. That makes the learning value very little.
Fun rating: 1 out of 5
Learning rating: 1 out of 5
Science rating: 2 out of 5
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4 / 15
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September 23, 2013
nesssag2
Player
the game is very informative but lacks the opportunity to mess up. you cant get anything wrong. it would be nice if the game had a level where we have to figure it all out.
Fun rating: 3 out of 5
Learning rating: 5 out of 5
Science rating: 4 out of 5
Total:
12 / 15
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