Nest & Nectar
Claim squares by explaining how animal behaviors and plant structures increase the odds of reproduction, how animals help plants and how environment and genes affect growth. Get 4 in a row to win.
Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 questions or 5 minutes, whichever comes first. No sign-up needed.
Or get every game, including all future games, with the All-Access Teacher License for $150.
What students practice
Nest building, herding, parental care, mating calls and displays, migration to breeding grounds, competition for mates, laying many eggs, colorful flowers, nectar and scent, seed wings, parachutes, hooks and hard shells, pollinators (bees, butterflies, bats, hummingbirds), seed dispersal by birds and squirrels, environmental vs. genetic growth factors (light, water, food, space, fertilizer, drought, breed, variety), controlled experiments, probability vs. guarantee, reading data tables as evidence
Standards
OAS 8.LS1.4–5
NGSS: MS-LS1-4–5
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How it works
- Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
- Enter the players or teams, then press Start.
- Students take turns on one shared screen, so the whole class can play together on a projector or smartboard.
- Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.
