Rescue Ecotopia!

• In this interactive game, students must save Ecotopia and prevent the ecosystem from being destroyed by a fictitious villain. 
• Using their knowledge of the different ecosystems, students must select the correct animals to replace after they have been removed due to disease or other disasters. 

Positives

• This is a great resource to help students put their learning into practice through play and experimentation.
• The animation and sounds are engaging for young learners.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• This game is unfortunately not accessible for blind, visually impaired, or deaf students because there is no text and the buttons are not read aloud.

• The instructions for the game are given over audio when the game is first loaded. Ensure that students do not skip this section so they understand how to play.
  
• Because the audio is necessary for playing the game, students would benefit from having headphones if they are playing this game in a classroom at the same time.
  

Differentiation

• Students could play this game as part of a lesson about ecosystems and protecting wildlife.
• After playing the game, teachers could ask students the following questions:
  • What happened when the fish disappeared from the lake?
  • What happened when the crocodiles or storks disappeared from the lake?
  • What made the lake ecosystem healthy?
  • What did you learn about lake ecosystems?
    
• Other resources on this topic include this video about ecosystem dynamics or this game about invasive species.